Obituaries
Cordelia Lord Millman
Dec 23, 2020
Cordelia Lord Millman, 77, of Milford passed away peacefully at Bayhleath Hospital Sussex Campus on Wednesday, December 23, 2020. Mrs. Millman was born in Milford to the late John and Cordelia (Jones) Lord. She retired from Bayhleath Hospital as a billing clerk. Cordelia attended New Life Baptist Church in Milford, and she loved her cats. She also loved spending...
Raymond F. "Rj" Waite, Jr.
Dec 22, 2020
Raymond F. “RJ” Waite, Jr., passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at Beebe Healthcare. RJ was born in Lewes, Del and resided most of his life in Georgetown and the surrounding area. He graduated from Sussex Central High School in 2019 and at the age of 16 he began working. His first job was at...
Carol Ann Moore
Dec 22, 2020
GEORGETOWN – Carol Ann Moore, 79, passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at Harrison Senior Living in Georgetown. She was born on August 13, 1941 in Georgetown to the late Charles H. and Mary Baker Bunting. Carol was a member of Carey’s United Methodist Church in Millsboro. She enjoyed being a homemaker and collecting Jim Shore angels and...
Ronald L. Shockley
Dec 20, 2020
Ronald Lee Shockley, 63, entered his eternal rest on Sunday, December 20, 2020, at Beebe Healthcare ICU in Lewes due to complications from COVID-19. He was born on July 26, 1957, in Salisbury, MD to the late Base Lane Shockley and the late Hazel Louise White Shockley. He graduated from Snow Hill High School in 1976 and the University...
Linda Chamberlain Davis
Dec 19, 2020
ELLENDALE – Linda Chamberlain Davis passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2020 at Beebe Healthcare ICU in Lewes, DE. She was born in Wilmington, DE to the late Kenneth Chamberlain and Audrey Gibbons Chamberlain. Linda graduated from Upland Country Day School in Chester County; St. Anne’s-Belfield High School in Charlottesville, VA; and attended West Chester State. She worked for...
Betty Marie (Tribbett) Griffin
Dec 18, 2020
Betty Marie Griffin passed away peacefully on Friday, December 18, 2020. Betty was a lifelong resident of Felton and was born one of 14 children to the late Samuel and Eunity M. (VanSant) Tribbett. As a military wife, Betty lived for a short time in Alaska while her husband was stationed there. Betty loved her family dearly, especially spending...
James R. "Jim" Spencer, Sr.
Dec 17, 2020
Jim Spencer, Sr., passed away on December 17, 2020 at Bayhealth Sussex Campus. Jim was born in Ward, West Virginia, son of the late Grant and Vivian (Smith) Spencer. Jim was a hard worker building a career in the carpet instillation industry, for over 40 years. Jim owned his own carpet instillation business and after retirement, Jim worked with...
Doris Baker Mitchell
Dec 16, 2020
Doris Baker Mitchell, 95, of Millsboro, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at Harbor Health Care in Lewes. Mrs. Mitchell was born in Farmington to the late Charles and Lillian (Walker) Baker on July 27, 1925. Doris was an avid reader and enjoyed doing ceramics and needle work. In addition to her parents she was preceded in...
Charles "Fairbanks" Purnell
Dec 14, 2020
Charles “Fairbanks” Purnell, 72, of Georgetown passed away peacefully at home on Monday, December 14, 2020. Charles, beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend was born on July 21, 1948 in Seaford at home. He attended William C. Jason High School in Georgetown and went on to do one tour of duty in Vietnam. While there, his primary responsibility as...
Ruth Ann (Emory) Walls
Dec 9, 2020
MILFORD – Ruth Ann (Emory) Walls passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, December 9, 2020. Ruth was born in Greenwood, Delaware daughter of the late Frank G. and Sadie (Dickerson) Emory. Ruth was raised in Greenwood and graduated Valedictorian from Greenwood High School Class of 1946. Besides being a devoted mother and grandmother, Ruth worked at various jobs...
Kathryn Louise "Kitty" Oliver
Dec 8, 2020
GEORGETOWN – Kathryn Louise “Kitty” Oliver, was born May 16, 1942 to the late Lawrence and Theda Spencer Williams in Belvedere, Delaware. Kathryn departed this life on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 surrounded by her loved ones at home at age of 78. Kathryn obtained and maintained her education through the Wilmington Public School system. Kathryn was predeceased in death...
Alvin V. Mumford
Dec 7, 2020
Alvin V. Mumford, 88, of Georgetown, passed away peacefully at Seasons Hospice at Christiana Hospital on Monday, December 7, 2020. Mr. Mumford was born on September 16, 1932 to the late Horace and Verda (Parsons) Mumford. Alvin retired from ACME after more than 30 years. Alvin was a member of Grace United Methodist Church in Georgetown, where he served...
David M. Pepper
Dec 6, 2020
David Martin Pepper, 85, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 6th, 2020. David Martin was the son of the late David R. and Dorothy Pepper of Georgetown and brother to Mary-Louise, who passed in November of 2019. David Martin graduated from Georgetown High School, just down the block from his family home. He played football, was active in the...
Irene E. Gianesses
Dec 4, 2020
Irene E. Gianesses, 72, of Millsboro passed away peacefully at Beebe Healthcare on Friday, December 4, 2020. Irene was born in Brooklyn, NY to the late Louis and Carmela (Ervolina) Mazzalonga. She attended St. Mary Mother of Peace in Millsboro. She retired from Mediacom and enjoyed reading, history, and collecting temptations. In addition to her parents she was preceded...
William T. "Smitty" Short, Sr.
Nov 30, 2020
William T. “Smitty” Short, Sr., formerly of Harrington, passed away on Monday, November 30, 2020 at Bayhealth Sussex Campus. Smitty was born in Chestertown, MD son of Thelma (Walls) Short and the late William Dudley Short. He resided most of his life in Chestertown, MD before moving to Harrington, DE where he enjoyed farming and the daily caretaking duties...
Barbara Clark
Nov 27, 2020
Barbara L. Clark passed away unexpectedly in her home on Friday, November 27, 2020. Barbara was born in Lansdowne, PA, daughter of the late Rudy MacKara and Edna (Hemple) MacKara MacIntyre. Barbara graduated from Lankenau School of Nursing in 1970 and spent the majority of her nursing career as the nursing director with the HMS School for Children with...
Betty Louise (Wilson) Jester
Nov 24, 2020
Betty Louise (Wilson) Jester, 85, of Georgetown passed away peacefully Tuesday, November 24,2020 at home surrounded by family. Betty was born in Georgetown, the only child of the late Minus Woodrow “Woody” and Helen Louise (Loftland) Wilson. Betty worked as a tax examiner for the state of Delaware for over thirty years, retiring in 2002. She then opened her...
Steve E. Martin
Nov 22, 2020
MILTON – Steve E. Martin, 59, passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2020 at Bayhealth Sussex Campus. He was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey on September 10, 1961 to Maryann Antczak Martin and the late Wilbert Martin. Steve proudly served his country with the Army National Guard and was a member of the American Legion Post 8 out of...
Paul 'Junior' Peter Robbins, Jr.
Nov 18, 2020
ELLENDALE - Paul P. “Junior” Robbins, Jr., passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on November 18, 2020 at the age of 86. Born December 2, 1933, to the late Paul and Emma (Steele) Robbins, Sr. He received an honorable discharge from the Delaware National Guard in 1953. He worked for the Delaware Technical & Community College as...
Lynn M. Hitchens
Nov 18, 2020
Lynn M. Hitchens, 75, of Milford passed away on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at Bayhealth, Kent Campus in Dover. Lynn was born in Georgetown, the son of the late Marshall and Irene (Anderson) Hitchens. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in the 3rd Infantry (The Old Guard). Lynn was an insurance agent for William Moore Insurance...
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