All Obituaries

Eugene E. Burris, age 89, of Laurel, DE passed away on Saturday, April 14, 2018.            Eugene was born November 6, 1928, the son of the late David and Bessie Burris of Laurel.  He was also preceded in death by three of his four sisters, Katherine Goff, Betty Walls and Isabelle Ziegler.  His wife of 65 years, Pauline Hickman Burris passed away in...

  Robert “Bobby” Chaffinch, age 80, of Seaford, DE passed away on Tuesday, May 15, 2018.           Bobby was a member of Bricklayers Local #1 out of Philadelphia, he worked on many brick buildings in Seaford including The Ross Mansion, Central Elementary School and Gateway Park.  He was a member of the Seaford Volunteer Fire Department, the VFW, the Moose Lodge, the American Legion, and Hiram Lodge...

William Herbert Newlon, age 92, of Seaford, DE passed away on May 11, 2018 at Crozer Chester Medical Center after a tragic accident.           Born in Wheeling, West Virginia he then moved to Baltimore, MD. He joined the Navy in 1944 and served as a Seaman Second Class on the USS Savannah in the Malta arena.  He also served in the Merchant Marines.  He retired from Anchor Motor Freight after 30...

 Frank E. Williamson, age 95, of Seaford, DE passed away on Tuesday, May 1, 2018.           Frank was born on December 29, 1922 in Roanoke, VA.  He was involved in all kinds of sports at William Byrd High School in Vinton, VA.  He met his wife, Hilda and they quickly became high school sweethearts.  They were married on June 12, 1943 in South Carolina while he attended basic training for the U S Army.  In 1945...

   Nora Lee Callaway, age 99, of Seaford, DE passed away on Sunday, April 29, 2018.           Nora was born the daughter of the late Walter and Effie Layton on the family farm on Fire Tower Rd, between Laurel and Concord. She graduated from Laurel High School, class of 1936. She then graduated Nurses Training as an RN from Delaware Hospital, Wilmington, DE, class of 1940.  She worked 10 years at Richardson Park...

Kathleen M. Costello, age 35, of Winchester, Kentucky, passed away on Thursday, April 26, 2018.           Kathleen was an Equine Specialist, a horse trainer, a Real Estate Agent and a dog breeder.           She is survived by her parents, Robert and Eileen Costello, her brother and his wife, Kevin Costello and Rachel Sreebny and a niece, Robin...

  Lynn Carol (Dudley) McCrea, born 8/19/1953, of Seaford, DE, passed away on Thursday 03, 2018. Though Lynn’s passing was unexpected, she was  surrounded by love ones and dear friends, supporting her with great tenderness and care, as she transitioned, in the Nanticoke Memorial Hospital.   Lynn was born in Washington, D.C. to William Patterson Dudley and Mary Elizabeth (O’Baker) Dudley on August 19, 1953.  She married the love of her...

 Madeleine E. Sweeney, 77 of Seaford, DE passed away on Friday, April 20, 2018 at Carroll Hospice “Dove” House, surrounded by her family. Born on June 11, 1941 in Elmira, NY, she was the daughter of the late Angelina M Edwards, and Earl J Edwards II. A graduate of Southside High School, she lived most of her life between Chemung County, NY and Sussex County Delaware and eventually settling down in Seaford. She was a very kind and generous woman and mother. Maddy...

Maude J. Evans, age 86, of Seaford, DE passed away on Thursday, April 5, 2018.           Maude was born in Snow Hill, MD, the daughter of the late Lee and Corrin Johnson.           Her husband Royce W. Evans died in 2004.  She is survived by a daughter, Deborah Bass, a son Royce W. Evans, grandchildren, Michael Evans and Katie Bass. She is preceded in death by her brothers, Lee...