''1-
Obituaries
Col. David Douglas III,
retired Marine colonel
Col. David Douglas HI, 61, of
Pensacola, Fla., died March 13,
2003.
Born in Wilmington, he served
in the Marine Corps for 27 years
and served two tours of duty in the
Vietnam war. He retired as a
colonel from Cherry Point Marine
Corps Air Station in 1991. He
was preceded in death by his par-
ents, David Douglas and Bettie T.
Douglas.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Sheryl S. Derby from
Auburn, N.Y.; a daughter, Kather-
ine Douglas and granddaughter
Brooke of Boca Raton, Fla.; a
daughter, Diana Nicolay (George)
and grandchildren Ryan and Lane
of Rochester, Mn.; and a daughter,
Leigh Van Auken (Jason) and
grandson Dillion of Vinings, Ga.;
and a brother, William Alexander
DoUglas (Jane) of Shawnee Mis-
sion, Ks.
Graveside services will be held
at 2 p.m., Saturday, May 3, at All
Saints' Episcopal Cemetery at St.
George's Chapel, Angola.
Arrangements were made by
Parsell Funeral Homes & Crema-
torium, Lewes.
Clarence H. Reed,
retired game warden
Clarence H. Reed, 83, of Mil-
ton, died Sunday; April 27, 2003,
at Bayhealth-Milford Memorial
Hospital.
.Mr. Reed was born in Milton.
He worked as a game warden for
25 years. He also worked in the
Milton area as a farmer for many
years. Earlier in his career, he
worked for the Rehoboth Police
Department.
He was a veteran of World War
H, serving in the U.S. Army in
northern France with the 159th In-
fantry medical detachment. He
was awarded the Asiatic-Pacific
Service Medal and the Good Con-
duct Medal. He was past corn-
A Full Service 5,n
3304 Highway One, Rehoboth
302-226-1400
/
Featuring
)die Norwood
forraer[y o( be"t Thor, us Salon
Terns,rarity rvicg dient at
tzzy t'laz oewey ee
took fr
com/ng next door to our/ocat
rounder of Broadldln VFW and a
former Mason.
He has been a resident of the
Heritage Center and the Milford
Center for the past year and a half.
He is survived by his wife of 56
years, Naomi Workman Reed; a
son, Norman D. and his wife June
Reed of Greenwood; two daugh-
ters, Nancy Rockwell and her has-
band Jerry of Milford and Myrtis
Wagner and her husband Steve of
Hebron, Md.; five grandchildren,
Phillip Rockwell, Tammy Rock-
well, Tiffany Reed, Wendy A1-
paugh and Steve Wagner Jr.
Services were held from the
Chapel of Short Funeral Services,
Milton, with burial in Zion Ceme-
tery.
Arrangements by Short Funeral
Services, Milton.
Elsie Mae Joseph Smith,
Henlopen Grange member
Elsie Mac Joseph Smith, 88, of
Lewes, died Monday, April 28,
2003, at Regent's Park Nursing
Home, Winter Park, Fla.
Mrs. Smith was a member of
Rehoboth Presbyterian Church of
Midway, and the Henlopen
Grange 020.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, Robert Charlton
Smith in 1991; and a daughter,
Phyllis Dameron.
She is survived her sons, Leslie
C. Smith of Seaford and Robert E
Smith of Lewes; a daughter, Car-
olyn Henderson of Orlando, Fla.;
six grandchildren; and seven
great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2 p.m.,
Friday, May 2, at Atldns-Lodge
Chapel, Parsell Funeral Home &
Crematorium, 1449 Kings High-
way, Lewes, with burial in Re-
hoboth Presbyterian Church of
Midway Cemetery.
Arrangements by Parsell Funer-
al Homes & Crematorium, Lewes.
Mary Grace Henddckson,
self-employed hair stylist
Mary Grace Hendrickson, 47,
of Rotonda West, Fla., died Satur-
day, April 26, 2003, at her Char-
lotte County residence.
Mrs. Hendrickson was born in
Coaldale, Pa., to John and Irene
Mellay Jr.
She was a self-employed hair
stylist in the Wilmington area, and
moved from Lewes to Rotonda
West in 2002. She was a member
of VFW Post 7447 and the Ameri-
can Legion Post 5, both of Re-
hoboth Beach, and the Loyal Or-
der of the Moose 2554, in Mur-
dock, Fla.
She was preceded in death by
her brother, John Mellay HI.
In addition to her parents, she is
survived by her children, Charles
John Hendrickson and Katrina
Hendrickson; grandchildren Jace
and Shilah Hendrickson, all of
Wilmington; and her paternal
grandmother, Mary Mellay of
Coaldale.
Services were held at McCrery
Memorial Chapel, Wilmington,
with burial in Silverbrook Memo-
rial Park.
Catherine A. Astrella,
switchboard operator
Catherine A. Astrella, 67, of
Long Neck, and formerly of Lodi,
N.J., died of heart failure Friday,
April 25, 2003, at Be.be Medical
Center in Lewes.
Mrs. Astrella was a retired med-
ical laboratory switchboard opera-
tor.
She is survived by her husband
Patrick Astrella; three sons,
Phillip, Robert and Patrick Astrel-
la Jr.
A memorial service was held
from the Long Neck chapel of
Melson Funeral Services, Mills-
bore, with burial in the Delaware
Veterans Memorial Cemetery
South, Millsboro.
Arrangements by Melson Fu-
neral Services, Long Neck.
Lloyd Fitzgerald,
business owner
Lloyd Fitzgerald, 95, of Long
Neck, died peacefully, surrounded
by those who loved him, Saturday,
April 26, 2003, at home.
Mr. Fitzgerald owned and oper-
ated several successful businesses
in Delaware during his life, in-
cluding Fitzgerald's Mobile Gas
Station and the Fitzgerald Burner
CAPE GAZETTE, Friday, May 2 - May 8, 2003 - 67
Service. In later years, he opened
the New and Used Furniture Out-
let in Townsend. He also recycled
metal and glass, and he held annu-
al sparerib barbecues for charity.
He was an active member and
past governor of the New Castle
Loyal Order of the Moose. Until
the age. of 90, he participated in
and completed MS Walk-A-
Thons.
He is survived by his wife of 59
years, Helen Fitzgerald; a sister,
Sarah Steinhauer of Pottstown,
Pa.; seven children and their
spouses, Elizabeth and David Dil-
worth of Norristown, Pa., Grace
Fitzgerald of Eagleville, Pa., Pa-
tricia Beckley of Harbeson, John
Fitzgerald of Long Neck, Nancy
and David Clark of Newark, Fay
Anderson of Middletown and
Deborah Rich of Greenwood; 24
grandchildren; 32 great-grand-
children; and four great-great-
grandchildren.
Services were held from
Gracelawn Memorial Chapel,
Minquadale, with burial in the ad-
joining cemetery.
Contributions are suggested to
Delaware Hospice, Sussex Coun-
ty, 600 DuPont Highway, George-
town, DE 19947.
Ellen Sipple Grier,
golf champion
Ellen Sipple Grier, 88, of Mil-
ford, died Sunday, April 27, 2003,
at Peninsula Regional Medical
Center, Salisbury, Md.
Mrs. (;tier graduated from Mil-
Continued on page 68
Do you feel that you are stuck at the light?
Tired of wailing for a change?
Saint
Anglican Church
1928 Book of Common Prayer
23269 Park Avenue, Georgetown, Route 9 Track Bypasz
Sunday Services 8 am & 10 am • 203-854-6547 or 302-238-7364
Your favori00 produ0000 from
HOmE
featuring
Olives • }'sgas
Olive Oils • Tapenades
5pecialit, y Yinear
Arborio ces , Sauces
nc6 5oap & Lotions
5hops a¢ 55 l00aitimore Avenue. 00hoboCh l00each
Thursday - Monday 10-5 • 227-5097
Ob - ject - tive
Not influenced by emotion
or personal opinion.
Our unbiased investment advice
is not influenced by sales
quotas, company directives or
proprietary investment products.
Contact us today for
more information or to
schedule a consultation,
Mutual Funds
IRA Rollovers
& Transfers
Stocks &
Bonds
Annuities
DENISE M. JACKSON
715 KINGS HIGHWAY
LEWES, DE 19958
302.645.7178 302.245.6640
Fax 645-5706
denise .jackson @ Ipl .corn
Securities offered through
UnsoAPrivate Ledger
Memb PC
