28 - CAPE GAZETTE, Friday, June 9 - June 15, 1995
Funeral services were held
Obituaries
Wednesday, June 7, at St.
George's Episcopal Chapel in An-
gola with burial in the adjoining
cemetery.
Instead of flowers, the family
suggests contributions to St.
George's Episcopal Chapel Parish
Hall Building Fund, c/o All
Saints' Episcopal Church, Re-
hoboth Beach DE 19971.
Arrangements by Parsell,
Atkins & Lodge Funeral Home,
Midway.
Capt. Gordon A. Donahue,
retired state police officer
Captain Gordon A. Donahue,
retired, 61, of 302 West Fourth
St., Lewes, died Monday, June 5,
1995, at Beebe Medical Center of
respiratory failure.
Capt. Donahue retired in Febru-
ary, 1978 after 20 years on the
Delaware State Police force. He
was a member of the Retired
Delaware State Police and an avid
baseball fan. He was a former
member of the Bethel United
Methodist Church, Lewes.
He is survived by his wife of 38
years, Dolores Lemaire Donahue;
four sons, Donald G., Keith L. and
Jerry S., all of Lewes, and A.
Mark of Georgetown; his mother,
Marguerite S. Donahue of Lewes;
six grandchildren; and one step-
grandson.
Funeral services will be held at
I 1 a.m., Friday, June 9 with State
Police Honors at Bethel United
Methodist Church, West Fourth
St., Lewes. Burial will be in Hen-
lopen Memorial Park near Milton.
In lieu of flowers, contributions
are suggested to Camp Barnes,
Ocean View, DE 19970.
Arrangements were made by
Parsell, Atkins & Lodge Funeral
Home.
Charles D. Carey Jr.,
active in farming
Charles David Carey Jr., 75, of
Lewes, died Sunday, June 4,
1995, of respiratory failure in
Beebe Medical Center, Lewes.
Mr. Carey was born in
Cheyenne, Wyo. where he lived
until the late 1960s. He then
moved to the East Coast, living
for 12 years in Amherst, N.H. he-
fore moving to Delaware in 1980.
In each of the various communi-
ties in which he lived, Mr. Carey
devoted much of his time to
church and local organizations.
He attended The Hill School in
Pottstown, Pa. and the University
of Colorado in Boulder, Colo.
From the 1960s up until the time
of his death, he was engaged in
fanning in Sussex County.
He is survived by his wife of 43
years, Margaret Barnes Carey,
originally from Charlottesville,
Va.; a son, Charles D. III of Port-
land, Maine; two daughters, Elli-
son M. Carey of Dover and Eliza-
beth B. Carey of Lexington,
Mass.; and a sister, Louise Carey
Bon of La Jolla, Calif.
Preston W. Shockley,
retired Rehoboth officer
Preston W. Shockley Sr., 71, of
Midway Acres, Rehoboth Beach,
died Monday, June 5, 1995, at
Beebe Medical Center, Lewes, of
respiratory failure.
Mr. Shockley retired in 1981 at
the rank of lieutenant after 26
years on the Rehoboth Beach Po-
lice Force. He attended Epworth
United Methodist Church, Re-
hoboth Beach, and was a member
of the Lewes-Rehoboth Moose
Lodge, as well as an avid fisher-
man.
He is survived by his wife of 51
years, Myrtle Ennis Shockley; one
son, Preston W. Shockley Jr., Re-
hoboth Beach; two daughters,
Myralon S. Webb, Lewes, and
Daisey S. Hudson, Rehoboth
Beach; two brothers, Grover
Shockley, Milton, and Mark
Shockley, Florida; three sisters,
Sara Parker, Georgetown, Mar-
guerite Downs, Lewes, and Eliza-
beth Marvel, Lewes; six grand-
children and one great-grandson.
Funeral services were held at
Epworth United Methodist
Church, Baltimore Ave., Re-
hoboth Beach. Burial was in
Bethel Methodist Cemetery. In
lieu of flowers, contributions are
suggested to the Arthritis Founda-
tion, Philadelphia Pike, Wilming-
ton DE 19801, or American Heart
Association, Georgetown DE
19947. Arrangements were made
by Parsell, Atkins & Lodge Fu-
neral Homes, Inc.
John H. Middleton,
retired salesman
John Harvey Middleton, 89, of
Rehoboth Beach, died Thursday,
June 1, 1995, of heart failure at
home.
Mr. Middleton retired in 1970
after working several years for
Butlers Stationary and Supply
Company of Wilmington where
he was a salesman. Prior to that,
he worked as a salesman for Han-
by Company of Wilmington. He
was a former member of the
Newark Country Club.
He is survived by his wife of 67
years, Marie A. Middleton; a
daughter Joanne Wright of Mills-
boro; a sister, Kathryn Fritchett of
Wilmington; and a grandson.
Funeral services and burial
were private.
Eleanor L. Chambers,
retired manager
Eleanor L. Chambers, 76, of
Rehoboth Beach, died of cancer
on Saturday, June 3, 1995 at
Lewes Convalescent Center.
Mrs. Chambers had worked for
20 years as a photographer's as-
sistant and manager of Lorstan
Studio in Wilmington. Her hus-
band of 48 years, Robert N.
Chambers, died in 1994.
She is survived by four sons,
Donald of Berkeley, Calif., Ken-
neth and Richard, both of Wash-
ington, D.C., and Robert of New
Castle; two sisters, Betty Krans of
Mulberry, FI. and Made Bellini of
Wilmington; and two brothers,
John Long of Newark and
William Long of Wilmington.
Graveside services were held at
Gracelawn Memorial Park, New
Castle. In lieu of flowers the fam-
ily suggests donations to the
American Cancer Society of
Delaware, 92 Read's Way, New
Castle, DE 19720, in memory of
Eleanor Chambers.
Arrangements were made by
Parsell, Atldns & Lodge Funeral
Home, Inc.
Raymond A. Denneny Sr.,
Chrysler Co. retiree
Raymond A. Denneny, 66, of
near Newark, died Tuesday, May
30, 1995, of complications from
respiratory failure in Christiana
Hospital, Stanton.
Mr. Denneny worked at
Chrysler Corp.'s Newark assem-
bly plant where he was a receiving
inspector. He retired in 1990 after
30 years. He was an Army veter-
an of the Korean War.
He is survived by his wife, Bar-
bara A. Denneny, two sons, Ray-
mond A. Jr. of Newark and Kevin
L. of Bear;, two daughters, Tricia
R. Morris of Hockessin and
Colleen D. Small of Lewes,
Mass of Christian Burial was
held Friday, June 2, at Holy Fami-
ly Catholic Church in Newark.
Burial was in All Saints Ceme-
tery.
Instead of flowers, the family
suggests contributions to the
American Lung Association.
James H. Conaway,
DuPont Co. retiree
James H. Conaway, 94, of
Methodist Manor House, Seaford,
formerly of Elsmere, died Mon-
day, May 29, 1995, in Nanticoke
Memorial Hospital, Seaford.
Mr. Conaway worked for the
DuPont Co. for 40 years, retiring
in 1965.
His wife, Helen Lot'land
Conaway, died in 1981. He is sur-
vived by a son E. Earl of Seaford;
four sisters, Mary Conaway of
Wilmington, Leona King of Mil-
ton and Elsie Friedel and Hazel
Mariner, both of Seaford; five
grandchildren and nine great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Fri-
day, June 2, in the chapel at
Gracelawn Memorial Park, Min-
quadale, with burial in the adjoin-
ing cemetery.
Instead of flowers, the family
suggests contributions to the
American Heart Association.
Thomas E. Farmer,
worked at Beebe
Thomas Earl Farmer, 51, of
New Haven, Conn. died Monday,
May 29, 1995, of heart failure at
home.
Mr. Farmer worked for Beebe
Medical Center in Lewes until
1994.
He is survivedby his wife,
Louise Miller Farmer of Rehoboth
Beach; two sons, Thomas Jr. of
California and Ricky of River
Head, N.Y.; one stepdaughter,
Victoria Williams of Norfolk,
Va.; one stepson, Ellis Williams
of Cool Spring; his father, Robert
Sr. of Farmville, N.C.; three sis-
ters, Catherine Reed, Gloria
Brown and Shirley Mason, all of
Farmville; three brothers, Robert
of Detroit, Mich., Edward Lee of
New Haven and Marvin of Hemp-
stead, N.Y.; and a host of nieces,
nephews, aunts and uncles.
Funeral services were held
Monday, June 5, at Soul Saving
Station Church in Rehoboth
Beach.
Burial was in Friendship Baptist
Cemetery, Lewes.
Doris P. Backer,
Sussex Co. retiree
Doris P. Backer, 71, of Breeze-
wood, Rehoboth Beach, died
Tuesday, June 6, 1995, of heart
failure at home.
Mrs. Backer retired in 1988 af-
ter 18 years of service in the Au-
diting Department for Sussex
County in Georgetown. She was a
member of St. Edmond's Catholic
Church in Rehoboth Beach where
she was a former member of the
Sodality.
Her husband, Edward W.
Backer Jr., died in 1963. She is
survived by two daughters, Debo-
rah A. Imperial and her husband
Albert Butch Imperial of Re-
hoboth Beach; Diane B. Morrison
and her husband, Alan Morrison
of Bethel Park, Pa.; and four
grandsons, Nick and Drew Imper-
ial of Rehoboth Beach, and Noah
and Daniel Morrison of Bethel
Park.
Mass of Christian Burial will be
offered Saturday, June 10, at 1
p.m. at St. Edmond's Catholic
Church, King Charles and Laurel
Streets in Rehoboth Beach.
Friends may call from 10:30 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m. at Parsell, Atldns &
Lodge Funeral Home at Midway.
Burial will be in Epworth
Methodist Cemetery, Rehoboth
Beach.
Instead of flowers, the family
suggests contributions to the Fa-
ther Seelos Center, 2030 Con-
stance Street, New Orleans, LA
70130.
Camp Fairlee Manor
begins new season
The Fairlee Manor Recreation
and Education Center, home of
Camp Fairlee Manor, is starting
its Summer Camp Season for
1995.
Camp Fairlee Manor is a resi-
dential camping facility for adults
and children, owned and operated
by the Easter Seal Society of Del-
Mar, Inc. In addition to regular
activities and programs, the camp
has established four new activi-
ties. These include:
• Family Weekend - a camping
program geared toward families
with disabled children to find out
more information about the camp;
• Stroke Survivors Program - a
vacation for those who have sur-
vived a stroke, their care givers,
spouse and family members, with
dancing, hayrides and a cruise;
• leadership Delaware Program
- an integrated camping activity
which involves campers both with
and without disabilities, allowing
campers the opportunity to be to-
gether and appreciate the physical
differences in each other;,
• Expanded Travel Program -
including trips to the mountains,
beach and surrounding areas
which haven't been visited in the
past. For registration information
contact Mike Currence, camp di-
rector, 410-778-0566. Scholar-
