24 - CAPE GAZETTE, Friday,
Obituaries
Thomas Johnson Orr,
former Sussex Magistrate
Thomas Johnson Orr, 74, of
Bay Avenue in Lewes, died
Wednesday, July 27, 1994, of
heart failure in Beebe Medical
Center.
Mr. Orr retired in 1991 after 25
years as Chief Magistrate for Sus-
sex County. He was a member of
Lewes Presbyterian Church where
he was an Elder.
He was a 32nd degree mason
and member of the Jefferson
Lodge, Lewes, the Scottish Rite
Club and the Nur Temple, Wilm-
ington.
He was a Lewes Town Council
member for many years, and was
a member and past president of
the Lewes Lions Club.
He is survived by his wife of 47
years, Carol B. Orr. Their wed-
ding anniversary was the date of
his death. He also is survived by a
son, Clifford Thomas "Skip" Orr
of Pittsburgh, Pa.; and two grand-
children.
Funeral services were held Sat-
urday, July 30, at Lewes Presby-
terian Church.
Burial was in the adjoining
cemetery.
Instead of flowers, the family
suggests contributions to Beebe
Medical Center, Lewes, Delaware
19958.
August 5 - August 11, 1994
Winder Road, Garfield Park, near
New Castle. Burial will be in Sil-
verbrook Cemetery, Lancaster
Avenue and Du Pont Road.
Instead of flowers, the family
suggests contributions to the
American Heart Association,
Newark, or to Holy Spirit Catholic
Church, New Castle. -
G. Irene Rieger,
retired supervisor
G. Irene Rieger, 88, of Haver-
town, Pa. and Rehoboth Beach,
died Friday, July 26, 1994, in For-
wood Manor, Wilmington, her
residence for almost four years.
Mrs. Rieger retired as a supervi-
sor with Bell'Telephone Company
of Pennsylvania in 1967, after 23
years.
She was a member and past
worthy matron of Hamilton Chap-
ter, Order of Eastern Star; Frances
F. Evans Rebekah Lodge 5; Inter-
national Order of Odd Fellows in
Broomall, Pa.; and a life member
of the Telephone Pioneers of
America.
Her husband, Howard L.
Rieger, died in 1985. She is sur-
vived by a son, Jacob, of Brooma-
11; a daughter, Shirley Louise
Parks of Wilmington; two sisters,
Della June Raabe and Mabel Ruth
Meier, both of Butler, Pa.; and
five grandchildren and five great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held July
30 in Drexel Hill, Pa. Burial was
in West Laurel Hill Cemetery,
Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
Charles W. Edwards
retired crane operator
Charles William Edwards, 75,
of New Castle, died Monday,
Aug. 11 1994, of heart failure at
home.
Mr. Edwards retired as a crane
operator for Phoenix Steel Co. in
Claymont in 1970 after 33 years
of service. He then worked with
Shapdale Maintenance Co. for
about 10 years. A Navy veteran
of World War II, Mr. Edwards en-
joyed hunting, fishing and boat-
ing.
He is survived by his wife of 53
years, Betty Louise Callahan Ed-
wards; a son, Richard Charles of
Odessa; a daughter, Edith Marie
Healy of New Castle; two broth-
ers, James A. of Rehoboth Beach
and William of Elsmere; two sis-
ters, Audrey Satterfield of Re-
hoboth Beach and Arline Caserta
of Wilmington; four grandchil-
dren and two great grandchildren.
Mass of Christian Burial will be
offered Friday, Aug. 5, at 11 a.m.
in Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 12
Charles C. McNeilly,
former CEO
Charles Custis McNeilly, 86, of
Seaford, died Friday, July 29,
1994, of pneumonia at his home.
Mr. McNeilly was chief execu-
tive officer of the Bronx Coat &
Apron & Towel Supply Company
in New York City, and founder
and owner of .Valley Uniform,
Linen & Rental Service in New-
burgh, New York, retiring in
1975.
He also founded Micron Clean
Uniform Service of Newburgh.
His wife, Josephine Branham
McNeilly, died in 1989. He is sur-
vived by two sons, Custis Wright
McNeilly II and Henry Branham
McNeilly, both of Newburgh; a
brother The Honorable John J.
McNeilly of Rehoboth Beach; and
six grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Monday, Aug. 1, at St. Luke's
Episcopal Church in Seaford.
Burial was in St. Luke's Episcopal
Churchyard.
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Phyllis Hickey,
Selbyviile homemaker
Phyllis Hickey, 68, of Sel-
byville, formerly of Sillery Bay,
Md., died Tuesday, July 26, 1994,
of cancer in Christiana Hospital
near Newark.
Mrs. Hickey, a homemaker,
was born in Mt. Vernon, N.Y., the
daughter of the late Edward and
Winifred White Gabel.
Her husband, Leo J. Hickey,
died in 1983. She is survived by a
son, Kevin Hickey of Newark;
three daughters, Patrice Rasche of
Canterbury, N.H., Margaret An-
derson of Montpelier, Vt. and
Kathleen Gore of Rehoboth
Beach; a brother, Edward Gabel
of Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; a sister,
Winifred Rogers of Candlewood
Lake, Conn.; and three grandchil-
dren.
Funeral services were held Sat-
urday, July 30, at St. Ann's
CatholicChurch in Bethany
Beach.
Burial was in Redmen's Ceme-
tery, Selbyville.
Instead of flowers, the family
suggests contributions to the
American Cancer Society, Sussex
County Unit, 228C North Dupont
Highway, Georgetown, Delaware
19947.
Louie May Jackson,
Milton homemaker
Louie May Jackson, 63, who
lived in Milton all of her life, died
Friday, July 29, 1994 of a heart at-
tack in Peninsula Regional Med-
ical Center in Salisbury, Md. after
being stricken at home.
Mrs. Jackson, a homemaker,
was a member of Milton Wes-
leyan Church.
She is survived by her husband,
Norman C. "Lefty" Jackson; six
sons, Norman C. Jr., Leo R., Mark
W., Kenneth J. and Allen M., all
of Milton, and Thomas W. of Del-
mar; six daughters, Norma J.
Jackson of West Palm Beach, Fla.,
Susan J. Todd of Georgetown,
Patsy A. Flanagan of Felton, Con-
nie E. Bailey of Lincoln, Pauline
J., Brown of Milton and Mary Lou
Allan of Onaway, Mich.; a sister,
Anna Johnson of Milton; 16
grandchildren; and a nephew,
Donnie J. Hudson of Milton,
whom she raised.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, Aug. 3, at Short Fu-
neral Services in Milton. Burial
was in Henlopen Memorial Park,
Milton.
Instead of flowers, the family
suggests contributions to the
American Heart Association,
Georgetown, Delaware 19947.
Marie F. Long,
former beautician
Marie F. Long, 78, of Fenwick
Island, formerly of New London,
Pa., died Friday, July 29, 1994, of
respiratory failure in Beebe Med-
ical Center, Lewes.
Mrs. Long worked at Lucille's
Beauty Salon in Claymont and
Sears Roebuck and Co.'s Wilm-
ington store many years ago.
She moved to her summer home
in Fenwick Island three years ago.
Her husband, Archie E. Long,
died in 1988.
She is survived by a son, Allen
Long of West Chester, Pa.; a sis-
ter, Irene Walker of Lewes; two
brothers, Eddie Miller of Georgia
and Bill Miller of New Jersey; a
nephew, Tim Walker of Milton,
who helped care for her; and a
grandson.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, Aug. 2, at Gracelawn
Memorial Park, Minquadale.
Entombment was in the adjoin-
ing memorial park.
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