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Local Obituaries for Families in Smyrna DE, Wilmington DE, and Penns Grove NJ

Jonnie  R. "Td" Sylvester

Jonnie R. "Td" Sylvester

Nov 19, 2023

A full obituary will be forthcoming. 

Charles  L.  Edwards

Charles L. Edwards

Nov 18, 2023

A full obituary will be forthcoming.

Olive M. Walker

Olive M. Walker

Nov 15, 2023

Olive Mary Walker was born on August 26, 1940 to Robert J. Sturgis, and Mary Beulah Sturgis. She

departed this life on November 15, 2023 at St. Francis Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware.

“Ollie” as she was affectionately known, received her education at Mary IC Williams elementary school,

Bayard Middle School, and James Groves School. She then went on to work at Webs Cleaner,...

Jerral  Matthews Wilson

Jerral Matthews Wilson

Nov 12, 2023

Jerral Mathews Wilson was born February 6, 1985, to Timothy Wilson and Tuwanda Lyles in Wilmington, Delaware. He received his education in Wilmington Public Schools. He was a Pittsburgh Job Corps graduate where he earned his certificate in Business Management. He has returned to his Heavenly Father on Sunday, November 12, 2023.

Jerral was a devoted father. He enjoyed traveling with...

Charles J.  Wilson

Charles J. Wilson

Nov 10, 2023

Charles James Wilson, better known as Pete, Peter-Love & L.A. to family and friends peacefully

transitioned on Friday November 10, 2023. Charles was born to Lucille Ledbetter Brown and the late James “Jimmy” Wilson on March 19, 1964, in Tacoma Washington.

Charles attended the Penns Grove/Carneys Point School System, graduating in 1983. At an early

age Charles attended the St. Mathew Church under...

Janice  A.  Phipps

Janice A. Phipps

Nov 9, 2023

Janice A. Phipps, age 78, passed away peacefully on the morning of November 9,

2023, with her loving daughters by her side.

Born on January 16, 1945, Janice was the eldest child of the late Linwood and

Clara Boyer. She lived in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania for many years of her life

before moving to Newark, Delaware in 2006 to be closer to her daughters...

Marquon  Deshawn Simmons

Marquon Deshawn Simmons

Nov 9, 2023

Marquon Deshawn Simmons was born June 3,1997 in Seaford Delaware, to Delema Dixon and Curtis Simmons. Marquon left his earthly vessel and went home with the Lord on November 9th, 2023, at Kent General BayHealth Medical Center in Dover, Delaware, surrounded by his loved ones.

Marquon, also known as Quon attended school in Felton Delaware where he graduated from Lake Forest...

Kenyetta  Monique Ravenell

Kenyetta Monique Ravenell

Nov 7, 2023

Full obituary will be forthcoming.

Ray Anthony Howard

Ray Anthony Howard

Nov 5, 2023

Ray Anthony Howard was born on August 22, 1954 in Birmingham, Alabama to Mary and Raymond

Howard. He passed on November 5 th , 2023 at accent care in Wilmington, DE.

Ray received his early childhood education while still in Birmingham until the family moved to

Wilmington, Delaware in 1966. He graduated from Delawar Highschool in 1972.

After high school, ray worked for the...

Clara  Mae  Berry

Clara Mae Berry

Nov 5, 2023

Full obituary will be forthcoming.

Harry  Lee  Preston Jr.

Harry Lee Preston Jr.

Oct 31, 2023

Full obituary will be forth coming. 

Willie Lee Mcdanill

Willie Lee Mcdanill

Oct 20, 2023

A full obituary will be forthcoming. 

Cleo Roosevelt Moore

Cleo Roosevelt Moore

Oct 18, 2023

Cleo Roosevelt Moore was born on March 11th 1930 in Florence, NJ, to

James Wilbert Moore and Ida Mae Kornegay, second of two boys and the

sixth child. He passed on Wednesday, October 18th, 2023 at his

daughter’s home in New Castle Delaware.

Roosevelt, as his Philadelphia family called him, received his early

education from Florence Township, NJ. Right after school, he enlisted

in the Air...

Keith L. Smith

Keith L. Smith

Oct 17, 2023

Keith L. Smith was born on December 27, 1951 in Coatesville, PA to the late Albie L. Lee (Burruss) and Willard H. Smith Sr.

Keith received his diploma from Wilmington High School. While in high school he started the band Four Souls which later became Four Souls Plus One. He attended the University of Delaware graduating with a degree in science....

Eric  Marcus White

Eric Marcus White

Oct 14, 2023

Eric was born on April 16, 1972 in Wilmington, DE to Miriam C. White and the late William E. White. Eric departed this life on Saturday October 14, 2023 at his residence in New Castle, DE.

Eric received his early education through the public schools in the City of Wilmington, DE. After leaving high school Eric decided to pursue his love...

Eddie Mae Griffin

Eddie Mae Griffin

Oct 14, 2023

Today, another beautiful rose bloomed in God’s flower garden in Heaven. “I have fought a

good fight; I have finished my course and I have kept the faith.”

Our dear beloved Eddie Mae Griffin was born in Whigham, Georgia on February 9, 1922, to the

late Eddie and Alberta Bryant. She was the second of eleven children and the oldest of four

girls, In...

David J. Bradley, Jr.

David J. Bradley, Jr.

Oct 14, 2023

Full obituary forth coming

Lovella  D.  Seward

Lovella D. Seward

Oct 13, 2023

Full obituary will be forth coming.

Deacon Mattie  K.  Stallings

Deacon Mattie K. Stallings

Oct 12, 2023

An excellent woman; one who is spiritual, capable, intelligent, and virtuous.  Her value is

more precious than jewels and her worth is far above rubies and pearls. The world had

a pearl in Mattie.

Mattie Jonice Kenan was born in Wallace, North Carolina.  In a home with 2 boys –

Nathaniel and Bows, Walter and Dollie welcomed their baby girl to the family on

September...

Charles E. Berry

Charles E. Berry

Oct 11, 2023

A fiull obituary will be forthcoming. 

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