Obituaries
Cheston Andrew Knotts
June 6, 2018
Cheston (Chet) Andrew Knotts, 48, of Bear, DE, passed away after complications from heart surgery on June 6, 2018. Chet happily worked at Nemours A.I. duPont Hospital for Children, joining his wife, Yaritza Rodriguez Knotts, where they both contributed to the well-being of the patients and their families. He worked his way up from Patient […]
Ben Watson Melvin, Jr.
June 4, 2018
Passed away on June 4, 2018 following a brief illness. Born in Nashville, Tennessee in March 1926 to the late Ben Watson Melvin and the late Virginia Darden Melvin. At age 10, his family moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina where he lived for six years. Upon returning to the U.S. in 1942, he enrolled in […]
Leroy Vernon Peiffer
June 4, 2018
On June 4th, 2018, Leroy Vernon Peiffer, passed away at the age of 83. Leroy was husband to Latitia Jane Peiffer, who predeceased him. He is survived by his loving wife, Barbara Kay, son James Peiffer and his wife Judith, daughter Carla Mathews and her husband Charles, and grandchildren Jordin and Madison Peiffer and Bailee […]
Kacey Ryan Strouth
June 4, 2018
Kacey Ryan Strouth, age 34 of Wilmington, Delaware formerly of Bristol, Virginia died on Monday, June 4, 2018. Kacey graduated from Wilson Memorial High School in Fishersville, VA in 2001. From there, he later attended and graduated from Hair Academy of Delaware and obtained his Master Barber status in 2018. He is survived by his […]
Joan Rife Parsons
June 3, 2018
Joan Rife Parsons, age 64, of Bear, DE, formerly of Warminster, PA, passed away on June 3, 2018. She was a graduate of William Tennett High School in Warminster, PA and the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA. During her career she worked at the Davidson School of Elwyn in Media, PA as an Administrative […]
Douglas M. Clarke
June 3, 2018
Douglas M. Clarke, 94, of Hockessin DE passed away peacefully on June 3, 2018. A resident of Cokesbury Village, he was born in 1924 in Baltimore MD. He graduated from high school and enlisted in the U.S. Navy during WW II in the Pacific Theater. He served as an electrician on the U.S.S. Duluth and […]
Linda Hearne Marshall
June 2, 2018
Linda Hearne Marshall, age 64, passed away on June 2, 2018 with her husband John at her side after a long fight with cancer. Linda was born and raised in Middletown, DE. She graduated from the University of Delaware and began her career at the DuPont Company. She worked for many years in the Specialty […]
Dr. Thomas R. Brooks
May 31, 2018
Dr. Thomas R. Brooks, age 93, died peacefully in his sleep at his residence in Wilmington, Delaware on Thursday, May 31, 2018. He was born in Scranton, PA in 1925 to Ruth Bill Brooks and Reese Griffin Brooks. He attended Scranton Country Day (where he met his future wife, Audrey), Choate Rosemary Hall, Princeton […]
Richard L. “Bop” Williams
May 30, 2018
Richard L. “Bop” Williams, born in January 1935 in Wilmington, DE, passed away at age 83 on May 30, 2018 in Wilmington. Richard worked at Ferris School for Boys. He loved horseracing, Wildwood NJ, and was an avid collector and movie buff. Richard was the husband of the late Joan Williams. He was preceded in […]
Florence Yvonne Swinson
May 29, 2018
Florence Yvonne Swinson, age 79, of Newark, Delaware passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 29, 2018 with her loving family beside her. Florence was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, daughter of the late Edward Pollick and Lucille Veech Pollick. She graduated from the Key Skill Business School. She worked as an Administrative Assistant for […]