Obituaries
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W. Dwight Stephens
Jun 3, 2024
W. Dwight Stephens, Felton, passed away on Monday, June 3, 2024 at Bayhealth-Kent General Hospital with his family at his side. He was 91. Mr. Stephens was son of the late, Wilbur and Ethel Stephens.
Mr. Stephens proudly served in the U.S. Air Force. After his time in the military, he became a telephone lineman and repairman....
Carole Ann Hammond
Jun 2, 2024
FELTON – Carole Ann Hammond (Wright), 81, of Felton, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 2, 2024, at Delaware Hospice Center in Milford, surrounded by her loving family. Born on January 5, 1943, in Milford, Delaware, Carole was the beloved daughter of the late Edward and Marie Wright.
Carole graduated from Felton High School in 1961, where...
James "Jim" Crampton
May 27, 2024
James J. “Jim” Crampton, 61 of Magnolia passed away at Bayhealth Sussex Campus on Monday, May 27, 2024. Jim is the son of Edward and the late Carolyn Crampton.
Jim was a graduate of Elgin High School in Ohio. Following high school he enlisted in the US Air Force obtaining the rank of MSgt. before retiring in...
Marie R. Pyne
May 24, 2024
Marie R Pyne, 86, passed away on Friday, May 24, 2024, at her home, in Harrington, Delaware. She was surrounded and comforted by family members on this day and the weeks preceding her death.
Marie was born in Pennsylvania. She was the eldest of four children of the late Katherine Fisher and William Jones.
Marie...
Beulah Mae Simpson
May 24, 2024
Beulah Mae Simpson passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her family, on Friday, May 24, 2024. Born on December 9, 1929, in Felton, Delaware, she was the daughter of Willard Thomson and Gertrude Melvin, but was lovingly raised by Myrtle and Charlie Warren. Beulah Mae attended Felton schools through the ninth grade.
In 1946, Beulah Mae...
Anniebell K. Foster
May 19, 2024
Anniebell K. Foster, FELTON, DE, passed away at home on Sunday, May 19, 2024, she was 87 years old. Mrs. Foster was born in Mississippi to the late, Dot and Joseph "Lattie" Beach.
Mrs. Foster grew up in Mississippi, one of 11 children, and raised on a cotton plantation where her parents helped farm it. After getting...
Arnold R. "Randy" Hockensmith
May 5, 2024
Arnold Randell "Randy" Hockensmith, FELTON, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 5, 2024, he was 65. Randy was born in Bennettsville, SC to the late, Cyril J. and Ruthie Hockensmith.
Randy served his country proudly in the United States Marine Corp, something he was extremely honored to have done. He loved to talk about his time in...
David E. Wile Sr.
May 5, 2024
David E. Wile Sr., FELTON, passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2024 at his home, he was 80 years old.
Mr. Wile served his country proudly as a seaman in the United States Navy, where he served aboard submarines. After the military, he went to work for General Motors in Baltimore, MD as an auto worker, a...
Charles Lesser
May 4, 2024
Charles “Charlie” A. Lesser, 83, of Harrington, peacefully passed away on May 4, 2024 at Brookdale Memory Care, Dover. He is the son of the late Alfred and Edna Lesser. Charlie obtained his masters degree and started his career at DNREC, Dept. of Natural Resources as a biologist and after 37.5 years, retired as Administrator of Fisheries. Throughout his...
Robert "Breezy" Bryce Brown
Apr 27, 2024
Robert Bryce "Breezy" Brown, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at the Country Rest Home in Greenwood, DE. If you called him Robert, you did not know him. Growing up in Sussex County, DE, he was known as Bryce though out his childhood. Unbeknownst to his classmates in high school, when they started referring to him as...
Maurice "Gene" Kelbaugh, Sr.
Apr 26, 2024
Maurice “Gene” Kelbaugh, Sr., 81, peacefully passed away on April 26, 2024 at home with his family by his side. He is the son of the late Maurice Kelbaugh and Margaret Ewing. Gene served as a custodian in the Caroline County Public Schools. In his spare time, he enjoyed fishing, bowling, dancing, and listening to music of the 50s...
Marie E. Davis
Apr 21, 2024
Marie Ratledge Davis, of Milford, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 21, 2024, at the Country Rest Home of Greenwood, she was 89. Marie was born in Harrington, DE to the late, Walter E. and Grace V. Ratledge.
Marie started her career at Farmers Bank in Delaware and finished her career at the State of Delaware.
...Jennifer L. Booker
Apr 17, 2024
Jennifer Lee Booker of Milford passed away Wednesday, April 17, after a short illness at The Center of Eden Hill Rehabilitation. She had just celebrated her 77 th birthday on April 3.
She lost her husband of 53 years, Douglas, last year. She was surrounded and supported after that and always by the rest of her family:...
Margaret Ann Truitt
Apr 17, 2024
Margaret Ann "Peggy" Truitt, FELTON, passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by family, on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, she was 77. Peggy was born in Wilmington, DE to the late, Margaret and George Franklin Wilkinson Jr.
Peggy worked previously as a waitress for Friendly's Restaurant and also at Center City Deli. She most recently worked and...
Phillip Halter
Apr 15, 2024
Phillip S. Halter, 86, of Felton, peacefully passed on April 15, 2024 at the Bayhealth Sussex Campus.
The son of the late Wilbur and Blanche Halter, Phillip was a quiet man with a witty sense of humor. An Air Force veteran, he enjoyed reading, feeding the birds, tackling sudoku puzzles and playing poker with neighbor friends. Phillip...
Ann Marie Walker
Mar 30, 2024
A nn Marie Walker, Milford, passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2024, from her home surrounded by her loving family, she was 49. Ann was born in New York City to the late, Patricia Agnes and William C. Mohr Sr.
Ann was a graduate of Woodbridge High School, Class of 1991, where she graduated at the age...
Guy G Souva
Mar 20, 2024
Guy George Souva passed away after a short illness surrounded by his family, on March 18, 2024. Guy was born, to the late Edgar and Georgia Souva. He is preceded in death by his son Daniel Souva, his cousins Michelle Nefsy and Ronnie Ledbetter.
Guy is survived by his children, Aaron Wnorowski and her husband Keith; David...
Leslie Earl Maines
Mar 18, 2024
Leslie Earl Maines, Harrington, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 18, 2024, at the Bayhealth-Sussex Hospital, he was 80. Mr. Maines was born in Clearfield, PA to the late, Arthur and Hannah Maines.
Mr. Maines served his country proudly in the Unites States Air Force, where he was an Aircraft Pneudraulic Systems Technician. He retired from the...
Beverly L. Reedy
Mar 16, 2024
Beverly L. Reedy, Harrington, passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2024, at the Penn Presbyterian Medical Hospital of Philadelphia, she was 69. Beverly was born in Milford, DE to the late, Marie Louise and James L. "Jimmy" Reedy Sr.
Beverly's first job was as a sales person at the Ames Department Store in Milford. She quickly moved...
Joseph "Joey" A. Larrimore
Mar 9, 2024
Joseph "Joey" A. Larrimore, Felton, passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2024, he was 32. Joey was born in Dover, DE to Robert Larrimore Jr. and Margaret Haywood.
Joey was self employed as a paver. He was a hard worker, and had a "salesman" personality who could literally sell anything to anybody. Joey had attended the Lake...