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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 ************************************************************************** * Albert George Fleetwood, 85 SEAFORD - Albert George Fleetwood of Seaford died Saturday, March 29, 2003, in Genesis Eldercare, Seaford. He was 85. Mr. Fleetwood was born in Seaford, son of the late Paul S. and Elsie Massey Fleetwood. He worked for the E.I. DuPont Co. plant in Seaford from 1945 until 1981, when he retired. He was a shipping clerk while he was at E.I. DuPont. He loved doing carpentry work, especially refinishing furniture. He also loved working in his garden as well as watching the purple martins in his yard. He also loved to travel with his wife. Family life was very important to him and he loved his wife, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren very much. Mr. Fleetwood was a member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church in Laurel. He is survived by two sons, Jerry Fleetwood of Denver, Colo. and Charles 'Danny' Fleetwood of Albuquerque, N.M.; a daughter, Janice Fleetwood-Bean of Barnard, Vt.; a brother, Everett Fleetwood of Seaford; a sister, Dorothy Rogers of Laurel; six grandchildren; a great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews. Friends may call from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in Short Funeral Home, 700 West St., Laurel. Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday in Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, Laurel. Pastor Richard Walton will officiate. Instead of flowers, contributions may be made to Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 187, Bethel, DE 19931 or to Laurel Odd Fellows Lodge 146 P.O. Box 146 Laurel, DE 19956. --------------------------------------------------------------- * Lillie May Hughes, 75 SMYRNA - Lillie May Hughes of Smyrna, formerly of Pennsylvania, died of complications from leukemia Saturday, March 29, 2003, in Christiana Hospital, Newark, with her loved ones by her side. She was 75. Mrs. Hughes was the daughter of the late William and Catherine O'Connor Fry. She enjoyed assisting her sons in their local business. She enjoyed gardening and collecting lawn tatuary. She especially delighted in spring with the blooming of her dogwood trees, Easter lilies, hyacinths and azaleas. Very dear to her heart were the times she spent with her family. She was a devoted housewife and a loving mother, grandmother and great- grandmother. She was well known and loved by many members of her community. Mrs. Hughes was a long time member of the Smyrna-Clayton Moose Lodge. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert (Tex) Hughes; two brothers, John and Chester Fry; a sister, Nelly Fry; and a granddaughter-in-law, Renee Newlin. She is survived by her five children, Susan Newlin of Cape Coral, Fla., Roy Newlin and his wife, Lynne, of Clayton, Gene Hilliard of Clayton, Linda Mitchell and her husband Rick of Clayton and Barbara Melvin-Williams and her husband Steve Williams of Smyrna; 13 grandchildren, Chris, Regina and husband Duane, JR, Michele and husband Chris, Kelly and her husband Dan, Cathy, Toni Lyn, Kimberly, Kristen and her husband Scott, Shea and her husband Brit, Stephen, Jamann and JW; eight great-grandchildren, Shawn, Jeffrey, Danielle, Samantha, Logan, Haley, Hannah and Kenny; and a sister, Anna Fry of Pennsylvania. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Faries Funeral Home, Smyrna, where friends may call two hours earlier. Burial will be in the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Summit. Instead of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 100 West 10th Street, Wilmington, DE 19808. --------------------------------------------------------------- * John 'Jack' Xanten, 81 OCEAN VIEW - John 'Jack' Xanten of Ocean View, formerly of Washington, D.C., died Friday, March 28, 2003, in Beebe Medical Center, Lewes. He was 81. Mr. Xanten graduated from Western High School. He was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Navy. He retired from Evans Printing Company in 1983. Mr. Xanten was a member of Mason-Dixon VFW Post 7234 in Ocean View. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Imogene. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. today in the Bethany Chapel of Melson Funeral Services, West Avenue, Ocean View. Services with Military honors will be 2 p.m. Tuesday in Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery South, Millsboro. Pastor Art Decker will officiate. Instead of flowers, contributions may be made to Mason-Dixon VFW Post 7234, Ocean View, DE 19970. ---------------------------------------------------------------