All Obituaries

Evelyn Rae Lewis, 84, of Milford, DE passed away peacefully at the Delaware Hospice Center, Milford after battling a long illness. Rae was born in Crisfield, MD the daughter of the late Charles Linwood "Sutag" Landon, Sr. and Evelyn Frances Howard Landon. She worked as a bank teller first at Milford Trust Bank then at W.S.F.S. for several years before retiring. Rae was a member of the Milford Church of God. She was devoted to the Lord and also to her family, and deeply loved her...

Bruce Douglas Harrison, 67, of Milford, DE passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 20, 2021 at Bayhealth Sussex Campus, Milford with his loving wife at his side. Bruce was born in San Antonio, TX, the son of Robert Daniel Harrison and the late Virginia Earle (Murphy) Harrison. He enlisted in the U.S. Marines and proudly served his country. Following his tour of duty, Bruce went to work at the Paramont chicken processing plant in Harbeson, working as a cage repairman. He then worked for the...

Mary Joanne Trice 75, of Harrington, DE passed away peacefully on Thursday June 17, 2021 with her children at her side.  Mary was born March 22, 1946 in Pipestone, Minnesota to Joseph Bruns and Nellie Doughty Bruns (Dolbow).  Mary was raised in Anchorage Alaska and moved to Delaware in 1957.  She graduated from Felton High School in 1964.  She married William Trice in 1965.  In 1974, Mary and her family moved to Colorado Springs where she and her husband graduated...

M. Carroll McKnatt, 87, of Harrington, DE passed away peacefully on Monday, June 14, 2021 at the home of her daughter. Carroll was born in Bellefonte, PA the daughter of the late William J. Ward, Sr. and Clarice (Shipman) Ward. She was a graduate of Harrington High School class of 1951. She worked alongside of her husband L. Donald McKnatt, operating the McKnatt Funeral Home in Harrington for 40 years before retiring in 2000. Carroll and Donald just celebrated their 70th anniversary last...

    Our beloved Mom, Emily Ann Christie, once an angel on earth, was called to be an angel in heaven and join our dad, Donald Christie Sr., on Saturday, June 12, 2021.   To have known our mom, was to love her. She was a down to earth, genuine, kind, caring, gentle lady. She always had a smile on her face, not because her life was perfect, no life is, but because she appreciated what she had and all that with which she had been blessed. In the cooler weather you would find...

Ensley Freemont Milton, 85, of Milford, DE passed away peacefully on Friday, June 4, 2021 at home surrounded by his loving family. Ensley was born in Enfield, Maine, the son of the late Lawrence and Harriet (Doane) Milton. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1954 and served our country proudly all over the world for 30 years before retiring from Dover Air Force Base, DE as a Master Sergeant in 1983. Following his retirement, Ensley began his civil service career working for 17 more years...

Augusta Ann (Gussie) Lindale, 74, of Houston, DE passed away peacefully on Friday, May 28, 2021 in St. Francis Hospital, Wilmington. Gussie was born in Milford, DE the daughter of the late Augustus and Anna (Adam) Lindale. She was a graduate of Milford High School, class of '64. She worked in management of apartment communities and managed for Market Street Apartments in Bridgeville and for East Coast Property Management, located throughout the Eastern Shore. She was a member of St....

Jesse A. Jones, Jr., 88, of Milford, DE passed away peacefully at home May 28, 2021 with his family present. He was born in Cloud Chief, Oklahoma, son of Jesse, Sr. and Verna (Van Winkle) Jones on December 28, 1932.  At the age of 6, his parents moved to Bentonville Arkansas where he lived until enlisting in the U.S. Air Force as an avionics specialist in 1951.  After which he was employed with the Civil Service at Dover Air Force Base for 33 years before retiring. Jesse, a...

Robert E. (Bob) Taylor, 83, of Harrington, DE passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at home surrounded by his family. Bob was born January 28, 1938 at Milford Memorial Hospital to Lela Parker Taylor and James Edward Taylor and was encouraged early and often to be active in the community. Embracing this directive he was a member of the 4-H Club and the Boy Scouts and a volunteer builder of Mr. W.A. Wheeler’s “Wheelers Park.” All accomplished by utilizing the...

Pearl Alice Paskey Betts 105, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, May 22.  Pearl was born in Felton, Delaware where she resided for the majority of her years, she spent 2 years in Wilmington with her grandparents Mary and John Kelly from between the ages of 3-5. Pearl then returned to the Masten’s Corner family farm. Her and her future husband attended the Masten’s Corner Country School, then they both attended the Harrington School.  In 1932 she married her...