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All rights reserved http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Melinda Jarvis Devereaux ************************************************************************** * Bradley, George Everett Died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2003, at age 81, in his home. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, and worked in the civil service at Dover Air Force Base for 25 years. Survived by his wife of 59 years, Harriet C. Bradley. Burial was in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Smyrna. --------------------------------------------------------------- * Burn, Frances Marie Simpson Died Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2003, at age 81, in Bayhealth-Milford Memorial Hospital, Milford. She worked as an executive secretary for the Fish Products Co., Lewes, for 30 years before retiring in 1975. Survived by her husband of 56 years, Thomas --------------------------------------------------------------- * Cilley, Steven Walter Died Friday, Jan. 24, 2003, at age 59, in his home. He was a bookkeeper for 20 years in New York before moving to Milford and where he retired in 2000. He enjoyed model railroading and researching genealogy. Services were private. --------------------------------------------------------------- * Cirillo, Victor J. Jr. Died Monday, Jan. 20, 2003, at age 65, at his home surrounded by his family. He was a plumber who owned his own business. Survived by his wife of 35 years, Elaine V. Dougherty Cirillo. Locally survived by his son, Victor III and his wife, Lynn of Dover. Burial was in All Saints Cemetery, Wilmington. --------------------------------------------------------------- * DePrisco, James R. Died Friday, Jan. 24, 2003, at age 60, at Christiana Hospital. He worked as a police officer for the Elsmere and Newport police departments, and was a member of the Army National Guard. Survived by his wife of 33 years, Helen Kerrigan DePrisco. Locally survived by a sister, Dorothy French of Magnolia. Entombment was in Cathedral Cemetery, Wilmington. --------------------------------------------------------------- * Felizzi, John J. Died Saturday, Dec. 28, 2002, at age 83, in Mesa. Ariz. Survived by his wife of four years, Helen Felizzi. Locally survived by two great-grandchildren, Raven and Cheyenne, both of Kenton. --------------------------------------------------------------- * Filliben, Margaret H. Died Thursday, Jan. 23, 2003, at age 66, at Christiana Hospital. She retired in 1999 with 17 years of service with the DuPont Company and the DuPont Dow Elastomers Company. Survived by her husband of 47 years, John W. Filliben. Locally survived by her brother, Ambrose W. Hagarty of Dover. Burial was in St. Joseph’s on the Brandywine Cemetery. --------------------------------------------------------------- * Grier, Garrett L. Sr. Died Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2003, at age 91, in Bayhealth-Milford Memorial Hospital, Milford. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II serving as lieutenant commander. He served as director of Milford Trust Co., now PNC Bank, from 1953 to 1989. Survived by his wife of 61 years, Ellen Sipple Grier. Burial was in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Milford. --------------------------------------------------------------- * Hill, Lottie Died Thursday, Jan. 23, 2003, at age 88, in Bayhealth-Milford Memorial Hospital, Milford. She had been a resident for the past four years of Milford Center, where she was known as Mrs. Giggles. Locally survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Shirley and Donald Baker of Felton. Burial was in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Milford. --------------------------------------------------------------- * Howard, Grace B. Died Monday, Jan. 20, 2003, at age 96, in Genesis Eldercare Milford Center. She taught first and second grades in the Harrington School District until her retirement in 1974. Locally survived by two great-grandchildren, Kari Glanden and Ashlyn Houska, both of Dover. Burial was private. --------------------------------------------------------------- * Jackson, James Earheart Died Sunday, Jan. 26, 2003, at age 90, at Bayhealth-Milford Memorial Hospital. He was a sales representative for Masten Trucking Co., Milford, and also for its successor, Tidewater Inland Express, for more than 40 years. Survived by his wife of 70 years, Imelda D’Amelio Jackson. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 30, at Lofland Funeral Home, 102 Lakeview Ave., Milford. Burial will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Milford. --------------------------------------------------------------- * Knowles, Margaret Elizabeth ‘Libby’ Died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2003, at age 86, in Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, Seaford. She retired after more than 35 years with the DuPont Company in Seaford. Locally survived by a great-niece, Carole Baker, and two great-great- nieces, Elizabeth and Erin Baker, all of Felton. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, in the Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Hardesty Chapel, 202 Laws St., Bridgeville, where friends may call one hour earlier. Burial will be in Bridgeville Cemetery. Instead of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the Union United Methodist Church, Laws and Market streets, Bridgeville, DE 19933. --------------------------------------------------------------- * McFarland, Janet L. Died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2003, at age 64, in her home. She received her teaching degree from Delaware State University and taught at Smyrna High School for 18 years before retiring in 1999. Survived by her husband of 40 years, George R. McFarland. Locally survived by a sister, Patricia C. Ament of Dover. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, in Smyrna Wesleyan Church, 433 W. Commerce St., Smyrna, where friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28. Burial will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Smyrna. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to Delaware Hospice, 911 S. DuPont Highway, Dover, DE 19901. --------------------------------------------------------------- * Megee, Charlotte King Died Friday, Jan. 24, 2003, at age 89, in the home of her daughter in Georgetown. She and her husband, Lawrence Nelson, founded L. Nelson Megee Plumbing and Heating Co. in the late 1930s, which later became Megee Plumbing and Heating Co. Locally survived by a grandson, Dr. Daniel Coar and his wife, Elise, of Camden. Burial was in Union Cemetery. --------------------------------------------------------------- * Patterson, Mildred Bartlett Died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2003, at age 102, in her home. She was the first school nurse in Smyrna, and moved back after she and her husband retired from jobs in Yonkers, N.Y. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, at the Smyrna Wesleyan Church, 433 W. Commerce St., Smyrna, where friends may call 1 hour prior. Instead of flowers, the family suggests contributions to Delaware Hospice, 911. S. DuPont Highway, Dover, DE 19901. Burial will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Smyrna. --------------------------------------------------------------- * Riddick, Janette Died Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2003, at age 40, in Bayhealth-Milford Memorial Hospital, Milford. She was a teacher at the Learning Center in Milford. Locally survived by a sister and brother-in-law, Alberdean and Emmitt Bell; three brothers, Bobby Riddick, Herbert Mullen III and Terrance Mullen; and two sisters-in-law, Wanda Mullen and Mildred Mullen; all of Dover. Burial was in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Milford. --------------------------------------------------------------- * Unsworth, John Sydney Died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2003, at age 101, at Kentmere Nursing Care Center, Wilmington. Locally survived by a grandson, James Bensinger of Dover. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, at the Wainwright-Bernhardt Funeral Home, 1024 E. Landis Ave., Vineland, N.J., where friends may call one hour earlier. Burial will be in Siloam Cemetery, Vineland. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Vineland Historical Society, 108 S. Seventh St., Vineland, NJ 08360. --------------------------------------------------------------- * Walker, Patrick H. Jr. Died Thursday, Jan. 9, 2003, at the Kentmere Nursing Center, Wilmington. Locally survived by a sister-in-law, Alonia Tue of Dover. --------------------------------------------------------------- * Wynn, Evelyn Grizelle Died Sunday, Jan. 5, 2003, at age 78. She was a nutritionist employed in the public school system. Locally survived by a daughter, Dr. Saundra Gibson Sutton and two grandchildren, Jeron Sutton and Jacqueline Hampton and her husband Christopher of Dover. Burial was in Elizabeth City, N.C. --------------------------------------------------------------- * Wynn, Lee Died Sunday, Jan. 12, 2003, in Brookdale Hospital, Brooklyn, N.Y. He worked in dry cleaning in Long Island, N.Y. Locally survived by a daughter, Dr. Saundra Gibson Sutton and two grandchildren, Jeron Sutton and Jacqueline Hampton and her husband Christopher of Dover. Burial was in Elizabeth City, N.C. ---------------------------------------------------------------