MORNING STAR • NOVEMBER 15 - 21, 2007
Obituaries Ellen Sue Fields Mulford, 49
Ellen Sue Fields Mulford of Seaford passed away peacefully Nov. 6, 2007, with her two loving sisters at her side. Mrs. Mulford was a 1975 graduate of Seaford High School. After graduation she attended college in Florida and later became a flight attendant for Piedmont Airlines. She was sole proprietor of Tunes Music Store in Seaford, which she opened in 1986. She was forced to close Tunes in the summer of 2007 due to health reasons. She is preceded in death by her father, Jay W. Fields. Ellen is survived by her two loving children, Skyler (Sky) and Brielle (Brie), her mother, Ann Hill Fields, a sister, Pamela G. Passwaters and brother-in-law Frank W. Passwaters, Sr., all of Seaford; a sister Dr. JoAnn Fields of Dover, with whom she lived until her death; her stepmother Sally Fields of Bridgeville; her aunt, Mary Jester of Chestertown, Md., and several nieces and nephews. A celebration of life service was held Saturday, Nov. 10, at St. Johns United Methodist Church, Seaford. Burial will be private. The family suggests contributions to Delaware Hospice, 911 S. DuPont Hwy., Dover, DE 19901. Arrangements were by Pippin Funeral Home, Wyoming. Letters of condolences may be sent via www.pippinfuneralhome.com
Janice Ruth Hayes, 41
Janice Ruth Hayes of Federalsburg was unexpectedly taken home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2007 near Seaford. She was born on Oct. 23, 1966, a daughter of Pail W. Pierce and Marjean Gilbert Pierce of Nashville, Tenn. She received an associates degree in accounting and business from Pensacola Jr. College in Pensacola, Fla. She was a medical transciptionist. She attended with her husband and daughter, the Salvation Army Sussex Chapel in Seaford. She was an accomplished pianist and held several positions as an accompanist in local churches. Besides her parents she is survived by her husband, Robert H. Hayes, who she married on June 21, 1986; a son, Airman Robert C. Hayes, USAF of Monterey, Calif.; a daughter, April J. Hayes of Federalsburg; two sisters, Elizabeth Purtee of Nashville, Tenn. and Gloria Cardona of Jacksonville, Fla.; three nephews, and one niece. Funeral services were held on Saturday, Nov. 10, at the Denton Wayside Church of Christ in Christian Union, with Lts. Chas and Debbie Engel, of the Salvation Army, officiating. Interment followed at Bloomery Cemetery near Smithville. Friends called at the Framptom Funeral Home, P.A. in Federalsburg, Md. on Friday evening. Memorial contributions may be made to the Salvation Army Sussex Chapel, 601 N. Dual Highway, Seaford, DE
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19973; or to the American Red Cross ARC of the Delmarva Peninsula, 100 W. 10th St., Suite 501, Wilmington, DE 19801-6609. To send condolences to the family please visit www.framptom.com.
Benjamin Brooks Wheatley, Jr., 65
Benjamin Brooks Wheatley, Jr., loving husband of Linda Wheatley of 324 Miller Road, Waynesboro, Va., died Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2007, in the Augusta Medical Center, Fishersville, Va. He was born Feb. 6, 1942, in Milford, a son of Benjamin Brooks and Dorothy Ruth Davis Wheatley. Mr. Wheatley was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Prior to retirement, he was employed by E. I. DuPont as a supervisor for 41 years. He was an active member of Ruritan National Organization, the Virginia Thoroughbred Association, the U.S. Trotting Association, and he was an avid horseman. In addition to his wife, family members include three sons and a daughterin-law, Benjamin Brooks Wheatley, III, Scott Davis Wheatley, and Trey and Donna Hardesty; two daughters and sons-in-law, Donna Jill and Terrance Williams and Donna and Dale Sheets; four sisters and three brothers-in-law, Jane C. and Jerome Love of Seaford, Caroline W. and Bob Clayville of Bridgeville, Cathie Jo and Cecil Jones of Laurel, and Dorothy E. Wheatley of
In Loving Memory Joseph P.C asey November 19, 1979 - October 14, 2005
“The Broken Chain” We little knew that day, God was going to call your name. In life we loved you dearly, in death we do the same. It broke our hearts to lose you. You did not go alone. For part of us went with you, the day God called you home. You left us beautiful memories, your love is still our guide. And though we cannot see you, you are always at our side. Our family chain is broken and nothing seems the same. But as God calls us one by one, the chain will link again.
Happy Birthday Bub! We love and miss you! Mom, Scott, Erin & Tasha Aunts, Uncles & Cousins
Bridgeville; grandchildren, Jessica Wheatley, Ian Wheatley Bryant, Terrance Williams, Jr., Colin Williams, Kari Williams, Jayson Williams, Hunter Hardesty, Cody Sheets, and Cole Sheets; and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Saturday, Nov. 10, at Union United Methodist Church, Bridgeville, with Pastor Dale Brown officiating. Interment was held on Tuesday, Nov. 13, at Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Millsboro. Memorial contributions may be made to the Wheatley Grandchildren Educational Scholarship Fund, 100 Earlee Ave., Bridgeville, DE 19933. Arrangments werer by Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Bridgeville, DE. Condolences may be sent to the family online at condolences@parsellfuneralhomes.com.
Joseph R. Allen, 73
Joseph R. “Ron” Allen of Seaford died on Monday, Oct. 29, 2007, at Green Valley Nursing Home in Smyrna. Mr. Allen retired from the Commissary at Fort Meade, Md., where he was a meat cutter. He was a Veteran of the U. S. Navy and was a member of the American Legion Post 29 in Denton, Md. Mr. Allen is survived by his wife of 51 years, Geraldine Jefferson Allen; two sons, Ronald Allen and his wife Mary of Hurlock, Md. and Timothy Allen and his wife Diana of Glen Bernie, Md.; two grandchildren, Lauren and Jenna Allen. Also surviving him are a brother,
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Charles Allen of Henderson, Md.; and two sisters, Janet Neff of Pasadena, Md. and Virginia Jordan of Cape Sinclair, Md. Funeral Services were held Friday, Nov. 2, at the Cranston Funeral Home, Seaford, where friends called prior to the services. Burial was in Delaware Veterans Cemetery, Millsboro.
Shirley W. Tipton, 77
Shirley W. Tipton of Federalsburg, Md. passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2007, at Chesapeake Woods Center in Cambridge, Md. She was born July 24, 1930 in Cambridge, the daughter of George Washington Winthorpe Wheatley and Elsie Collins Jones Wheatley, who preceded her in death. She was a Hurlock High School graduate class of 1947 and had attended Salisbury State College. She was a member of the former Williamsburg Homemakers Club, a member of the Upper Shore Genealogy Society, served as a Den Mother for Pack #137, and had worked as a sales clerk at the former Fox’s in Federalsburg. She was affiliated with Lighthouse Community Church in Federalsburg. She is survived by her husband of more than 58 years, Lester Larkin Tipton; four sons, George Michael Tipton of Laurel, John Mark Tipton of New Castle, Richard Matthew Tipton of Federalsburg, and Leslie Mitchell Tipton of Middleford; six grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren; one sister, Mary Cullen of East New Market, and many nieces and
W e m iss you so m uch
K aren H itch November 21, 1941 August 2, 2007
T hinking of you on your birthd ay… T he L aurel L unch B unch R ed H at S ociety