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Wilmington, DE (302) 762-8448 | Penns Grove, NJ (856) 299-5517 | Smyrna, DE (302) 659-5517
Local Obituaries for Families in Smyrna DE, Wilmington DE, and Penns Grove NJ
Robert Elliott Carter
Feb 11, 2021
Robert Elliott Carter (Noke), of Newark, Delaware passed away in peace on February 11, 2021 at the age of 83 after a long illness. His beloved wife Erna was by his side. Robert Elliott Carter (Noke), a Lifelong resident of Paterson, New Jersey relocated to Newark, Delaware in July of 2019. He was born on February 7, 1938 in Paterson,...
Pate A. Purvis, Sr.
Feb 9, 2021
Pate was a loving husband of 37 years to Verna Legette Purvis and devoted Pop-Pop to Vincent Starkey-Purvis, whom they so lovingly raised. Father of Cynthia Purvis and Karen Caulk-Smith. Pate leaves cherished memories with a host of relatives and friends. Pate Allen Purvis, Sr. departed this life on Tuesday February 9, 2021 at Riddle Memorial Hospital in Media, Pennsylvania....
Gregory Steven Boose
Feb 9, 2021
How do you document a man's life in a single page? He was born on such and such a date, grew up in this or that place, had a career in this or that field. None of that adequately describes the person or who they really were. Gregory ‘Greg' Steven Boose was born on July 27, 1964 to Thomas and...
Floyd J Elam
Feb 8, 2021
Transitioned on February 8, 2021 at Seasons Hospice. He was born on January 12, 1928 in Saxe, VA to Charlie and Mary Alice Elam. Floyd worked as an auto worker in the automobile industry. He leaves to cherish a host of relatives and friends. A full obituary will be forthcoming.
Daniel Paul Dorn, Jr.
Feb 7, 2021
Daniel Paul Dorn, Jr. passed away on Sunday, February 7th, 2021. Daniel Paul Dorn, Jr. was born on July 21st, 1954 in Camden, New Jersey to Daniel Paul Dorn, Sr. and Grace Daniels. Daniel Paul Dorn, Jr. was employed as a Longshoreman. Daniel Paul Dorn, Jr. leaves behind cherished memories to his immediate family, close friends, and addtional relatives. A...
Sylvia J Harvey
Feb 7, 2021
Sylvia Jayne Harvey born on March 24, 1943 to the late Ernest and Veora (Floyd) Ginn in Chester, Pennsylvania. Sylvia departed this life on February 7, 2021 at 11:38 am, peacefully with the comfort of her family around her bedside. Sylvia received her education in the Chester Public School system. She graduated from Chester High School in Chester, Pennsylvania. Sylvia...
Sonia Delores Taylor
Feb 6, 2021
Sonia Delores Taylor transitioned on February 6,2021 Sonia was born September 28,1942 in Wilmington,Delaware.
Franklin Giles
Jan 28, 2021
Franklin D. Giles, son of the late Jessie J. and Julia Dillard-Giles, was born on November 3, 1944 in Axton, Virginia. He departed this life peacefully on January 28, 2021 in the Christiana Hospital. He was a devoted mechanic and loved to work on any kind of vehicle. He was employed with Joseph P. Hardy & Son, Inc., from which...
Benjamin V. "Sonny" Bartley
Jan 28, 2021
Benjamin " SONNY" Bartley passed on January 28, 2021. Sonny was born on February 9,1954 in Middletown, DE to Bennie Blake and Ethel Bartley. Sonny leaves fond memories with his wife Gail, children, grandchildren, other relatives and friends. A full obituary is forthcoming.
Janet Mary Crowder
Jan 28, 2021
Janet Mary Crowder, 74, of Clayton, passed away January 28th, 2021 at Kent County Hospital in Dover, Delaware. Janet was born in Kent County Rhode Island on August 8th 1946 to William & Mary Martel. Janet grew up in West Warwick Rhode Island graduating from West Warwick High School in 1964. Janet went to Johnson and Wales to be a...
Dashon Jamar Rogers, Sr.
Jan 27, 2021
Dashon Jamar Rogers, Sr. blessed his family with his arrival on Wednesday, October 27, 1993. He was eager to arrive so his mom delivered him on her own at home in the bathroom. Because of his special delivery he was temporarily nicknamed Tidy Bowl. Dashon was born to Alton Rogers, Jr. and Tanya Levy in New Brunswick, NJ. Dashon attended...
Minister Jewell Poon
Jan 27, 2021
Remembering Jewell The Beginning Life began for Bennie Jewell Williams Poon in Samson, Alabama on December 27, 1927. She was the daughter to the late Jessie & Viola Williams. The Transition In the afternoon of Wednesday, January 27, 2021 God dispatched his angels to Regency Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center in Wilmington, DE where Jewell transitioned from this life to her...
Nathan M. Hudson
Jan 26, 2021
Nathan Maurice Hudson was born on April 14, 1964 in Snow Hill, MD to the late Nathaniel Hudson and Mattie Everett Hudson. Nathan completed his journey of life on Tuesday, January 26th, at the Christiana Hospital surrounded by his family. Maurice as he was affectionately known by his family and friends graduated from John Dickinson High School in Wilmington, Delaware....
Timothy Ellis
Jan 24, 2021
Timothy Darnell Ellis was born on December 20, 1972 in Wilmington, Delaware at General Hospital to Elwood Pritchett (deceased) and Gloria Ellis-Pritchett. He passed on January 24, 2021 at Christiana Care Wilmington Hospital. Timothy Darnell Ellis, better known as "Big Daddy Kane" attended Christiana High School. After school he worked several jobs and then decided to work construction with his...
Robert Lee Gass, Jr.
Jan 23, 2021
Robert Lee Gass Jr. transitioned on January 23,2021. Robert was born October 18,1963 in Raleigh North Carolina to Robert Lee Gass Sr. and Jewel Lee Gass. Robert worked as a Construction worker. A full obituary is forthcoming.
John Paul Jones
Jan 22, 2021
John Paul Jones life's journey ended suddenly at home, January 22, 2021 surrounded by family, after a minimally invasive surgery. John was predeceased by his mother, Delores Jones; father in love, Jesse W. Hamlin, Jr. and granddaughter, Demirria Harris John was born September 1, 1955 in Chicago, IL where he received his early education in Catholic School then to Waller...
Gertrude Oglesby
Jan 21, 2021
Gertrude Holloway Oglesby peacefully left this world on the morning of January 21, 2021 in her home. Born on January 18, 1934 in Metter, Georgia, she would be the only child of the late Etoy Smith Weaver and Carther Holloway. Her childhood was one filled with love. Under the watchful eye of her parents, grandparents, and cousins, Gertrude learned the...
Althea M. Waters
Jan 17, 2021
Althea Mae Waters, more lovingly known as Lee Lee, was born on November 12, 1954 to Grace Marie Drummond and the late Edward Holland. On Sunday, January 17, 2021, she transitioned from her earthly home to her heavenly reward to rest with the Lord. A former resident of Pocomoke City, Maryland, she was educated in the public schools of Worcester...
Janie Alesia Forehand
Jan 16, 2021
Janie Alesia Forehand passed on January 16,2021. Janie was born on May 12,1963,in Wilmington,Delaware to Jose Santiago and Janet Sapp. Janie worked as a Security Guard. A obituary is forthcoming.
Deloris Constance Barrett
Jan 14, 2021
Deloris Constance Barrett transitioned on January 14,2021 in New Castle,Delaware. Deloris was born on February 21,1936 in Port Deposit, Maryland. A full obituary will be forthcoming.
