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28 - CAPE GAZETTE, Friday, Ymrch 24 - March 30, 2000
Obi;uaries
Janice Jenkins Mason,
sailing instructor
Janice "JJ" Jenkins Mason, of
Lewes, died Sunday, March 19,
2000, at home and surrounded by
her five children, eight grandchil-
dren and many friends.
Mrs. Mason was born and
raised in Dal-
las, Texas,
with her sister
and friend
Marianne. She
was a graduate
of Highland
Park High
School and the
school of life.
She married MASON
Charles H. Mason III in 1949.
As a lifetime member since
1957 of the Lewes Yacht Club and
head instructor of its sailing
school, Mrs. Mason trained three
generations of sailors. As a sailor,
she was an inspiration to all and
was honored for her dedication to
the class with the Best Sportsman-
ship Award atthe 1997 Sunfish
World Championships in Cartage-
na, Columbia. In her later years,
following receipt of an instruc-
tor's certificate in water aerobics,
she introduced courses at the
Yacht Club to students of all ages.
Her classes culminated in an an-
nual water ballet, complete with
outlandish headdresses.
Throughout her life, Mrs. Ma-
son traveled extensively by car,
motorhome and air. She circum-
navigated the world once includ-
ing visits to all but one continent,
crisscrossed North America, Asia
and Europe many times, including
full summer camping trips with
her children during the 60s
throughout the United States and
subsequently 17 European and
African countries. Known for her
motorhome, she drove throughout
the U.S., Canada and Mexico, of-
ten accompanied by her grand-
children 'navigators.'
Among her sporting accom-
plishments, Mrs. Mason was a li-
censed pilot at 16, a national
champion and All-American in
both skeet and trap shooting dur-
ing the 1940s and 50s, and a suc-
cessful competitive sailor in the
Sunfish class, winning titles in lo-
cal, national and international
competitions throughout her life
and into her 70s.
During the 1950s, she led a suc-
cessful campaign to introduce flu-
oride into the drinking water sup-
ply throughout Delaware.
She also invented, manufac-
tured and marketed sewing acces-
sories during the 1950s, distrib-
uted books nationally, established
a mobile title abstract and insur-
ance business and owned and op-
erated The Slice during the 1970s.
She also ran An Jan Studios, a
video studio specializing in pho-
tographic film to video transfer.
She is survived by her daugh-
ters, Janice "Jenkie" Lingo and
her husband Bill, of Rehoboth
Beach, and Jenny King and her
husband, Ben, of Lewes; three
sons, W.M. "Skutch" and his wife
Sally Mason of Dallas, Charles
"Mase" and his wife, Laura Ma-
son, of Greenville, S.C., and An-
drew of Lewes; her sister, Mari-
anne Rivas of Dallas and Acapul-
co, Mexico; and eight grandchil-
dren.
Memorial services were held at
the Atkins-Lodge Chapel, Parsell
Funeral Homes & Crematorium,
Lewes. Contributions are sug-
gested in the name of Janice "JJ"
Mason to the Children's Beach
House Special Projects Fund, 100
W. 10th Street, Suite 41 I, Wilm-
ington, DE 19801-1674.
Arrangements by Parseli Funer-
al Homes & Crematorium, Lewes.
Daniel McCarty Thornton
DuPont scientist
Daniel McCarty Thornton III,
82, of Stonegate, Greenville, and
Lewes, died Friday, March 17,
2000, at Christiana Hospital.
Mr. Thornton, a native of Rich-
mond, Va., was a 1938 graduate of
the University of Richmond. In
1941, he received a master's in
physical chemistry from the Uni-
,versity of Pennsylvania. Mr.
Thornton began a long career at
DuPont in the development and
marketing section of the Textile
Fibers department. He served as
manager of technical services for
Orlon and later, nylon. He super-
vised the manufacture of the first
woman's sweater of Orlon and the
first automobile tire of Dacron.
He served DuPont in several ca-
pacities in organizations such as
the New York Board of Trade and
the American Marketing Associa-
tion. He retired in 1980.
Mr. Thornton was a founder and
past president of the Greenville
Country Club and former member
and officer of Big Brothers Big
Sisters of Delaware. He was a
long time active member of St.
Andrew's Church, Wilmington,
and was currently a member of
Christ Church, Christiana Hun-
dred. Mr. Thornton was very ac-
tive in church affairs, serving as a
church schoo.I teacher, senior war-
den, trustee of the Episcopal Dio-
cese of Delaware and Parliamen-
tarian to the General Convention
of the Episcopal Church. In the
past 20 years, Mr. Thornton de-
voted much of his time to volun-
teeringat the Winterthur gardens.
He was preceded in death by his
wife, Louise Guenveur Thornton.
He is survived by two sons,
Daniel M. IV of Cabin John, Md.
and Lawrence L. of Holland, Pa.;
two daughters, Clare Perry of
Sudbury, Mass. and Edith Thorn-
ton of Madison, Wisc.; a sister,
Charlotte Bascom of Char-
lottesville, Va.; six grandchildren,
Dade, Matthew and Addie Louise
Thornton, and Benjamin, Sarah
and Emily Perry.
A memorial service was held at
Christ Church, Christiana Hun-
dred, with burial private.
Contributions are suggested to
the Endowment Fund of Christ
Church Christiana Hundred or the
Winterthur Museum, Route 52,
Winterthur, DE 19735.
E. Loretta Mumford,
Townsends retiree
E. Loretta Mumford, 57, of
Frankford, died Friday, March 17,
2000, at home.
Mrs. Mumford worked at
Townsends Inc. in Millsboro in
the housekeeping department for
the past 11 years. She was a mem-
ber of the Thessalonia Baptist
Church, Selbyville, where she
was the Mother of the church and
sang in the choir.
She was preceded in death by a
brother, Norman Clark, in 1994.
She is survived by her husband
of nine years, Preston J. Mum-
ford; a son, Michael T. Clark of
Fayettville, N.C.; two daughters,
Lisa Clark of New Castle and
Tynette A. Harmon of Millsboro;
a stepson, Willie R. Currie of
Newark; two brothers, Linford
and Roger Clark, both of Mills-
boro; three sisters, Doreen Jack-
son, Yvonne Street and Joyce
Clark, all of Millsboro; three
grandchildren; and two step-
grandchildren.
Services were held at Thessalo-
nia Baptist Church, with burial in
Harmony Church Cemetery,
Millsboro.
Jeannette Donaway,
Millsboro resident
Jeannette Donaway, 72, of
Milisboro, died Friday, March 17,
2000, in Lewes Convalescent
Center, Lewes.
Services were held at the Wat-
son Funeral Home, Millsboro,
with burial in Millsboro Ceme-
tery.
Contributions are suggested to
the account of Jeannette Don-
away, Watson Funeral Home, P.O.
Box 125, Millsboro, DE 19966, in
order to defray funeral expenses.
Donna Ann Hamblin,
Newark homemaker
Donna Ann Hamblin, 48, of
Newark, died Sunday, March 19,
2000, at home.
Mrs. Hamblin was a homemak-
er.
She is survived by two sons,
Randy A. and Daniel L. Mariner,
both of Newark; four brothers,
Robert E. Badur of London, Eng-
land, W. Dale Harrison of Wilm-
ington, Rodney L. Harrison of
New Castle and Roscoe W. Harri-
son Jr. ofElkton, Md.; five sisters,
Beverly Badur Betts of Elkton,
Md.; Brenda Silka of Reston, Va.,
Diane Hoenen of Lewes and
Robin Ray of Harrington and Lisa
Badur of Wilmington; four grand-
children, Sarah Marie, Justin
Michael, Tyler Jordan and Aman-
da Leanne Mariner.
Services were held at the Robert
T. Jones & Foard Funeral Home,
with burial at Newark Cemetery.
Contributions are suggested to
Compassionate CareHospice, c/o
RobertT. Jones & Foard, 122 W.
Main Street, Newark, DE 19711.
Joan Boyle,
Linwood homemaker
Joan Boyle, 62, of Linwood,
Pa., died Saturday, March 18,
2000 in Riddle Memorial Hospi-
tal, Media.
She was born in Wilmington,
Del. and lived in Linwood for the
last 30 years.
She was preceded in death by
her father, Oliver Nickle; a broth-
er, John Nickle; a sister, Ruth Pet-
tee.
She is survived by her mother,
Mary Webster-Kavanaugh of
Wilmington; her husband of 40
years, David W. Boyle Sr.; a son,
David Jr. at home; two sisters,
Mary Casseday of Lewes, Del.
and Mildred McClure of Marcus
Hook; a brother, Oliver Nickle of
Vienna, Va.
Services were held at Keniefski,
Kendus, D'Anjollell Memorial
Home, Trainer, Pa, with burial in
Chester Bethel Cemetery, Wilm-
ington.
Nellie E. Walls,
retired teacher
Nellie E. Walls, 85, of
Riverdale, near Millsboro, died
Sunday, March 19, 2000, at home.
Mrs. Walls was a retired school
teacher and a member of the Oak
Orchard Community Church.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, Joseph B. Walls, in
198 l; and by her granddaughter,
Lisa Batchelor, in 1980.
She is survived by her daughter,
Kay Batchelor of Riverdale; a
granddaughter, Jacqueline and her
husband Walter McGrellis of Oak
Orchard; and a sister, Ida Mae Ab-
bott of Ellendale.
Services were held from the
Chapel of Melson Funeral Ser-
vices, Long Neck, with burial in
Henlopen Memorial Park near
Milton.
Contributions are suggested to
Delaware Hospice, Southern Di-
vision, 600 N. DuPont Highway,
Georgetown, DE 19947.
Virgil H. Hudson,
plumbing business owner
Virgil H. Hudson, 68, of Mills-
boro, died Friday, March 17,
2000, at Beebe Medical Center,
Lewes.
Mr. Hudson was semi-retired
from his self-employed plumbing
business where he worked for 35
years. He was a veteran of the
U.S. Army, serving in the Korean
War. He was a member and past
commander of VFW Post 7422,
Miilsboro, and past president of
the Millsboro Jaycees. He also
served with the VFW Station 94
ambulance service in Millsboro.
His business sponsored many
bowling teams, a sport he also en-
joyed. He also enjoyed fishing
and gardening, and was a fan of
NASCAR and Outlaws Sprint
Cars.
He is survived by his wife of 47
years, Irene Carmean Hudson; a
son, Kim Virgil Hudson and his
wife, Tammy, of Millsboro; three
daughters, Lisa Briggs and her
husband Lewis II of Georgetown,
Kara Stoeckel and her husband
Kevin of Georgetown and Rita
Jackson and her husband Glenn of
Lewes; a brother, Lewis A. Hud-
son of Frankford; two sisters,
Charlotte Wolfe of Wilmington
and Suzanne Reynolds of Mil-
ford; seven grandchildren; three
step-grandchildren; and one step-
great-granddaughter.
Services were held at the Wat-
son Funeral Home, Millsboro,
with burial in Millsboro Cemetery.
Walter J. Laird Jr.,
prominent businessman
Walter J. Laird Jr., 73, died
Wednesday, March 15, 2000, at
home.
He attended Tower Hill School
and Episcopal High School, and
graduated from Princeton in 1948,
and received a master's degree
from M.I.T. in 1950. He served in
the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1946.
He joined the DuPont Company
in 1951 where he was involved in
the development of new products
for the film department.
He loved the excitement and
challenge of the stock market and
switched to a brokerage career
with Laird, Bissell & Meade in
1968. He was a senior vice presi-
dent with the successor firm Mor-
gan Stanley Dean Wittner at his
death. For many years he was a
director of the Delaware Trust
Company.
He was a board member of the
Winterthur Museum for 30 years
and was board chairman during
the planning and construction of
the new wing. An exhibition
gallery is named for him.
He was deeply committed to ed-
ucation and served on the board of
Tower Hill School and St. An-
drew's School for more than 25
years. He also served on the in-
vestment committee for the
Catholic Diocese of Wilmington
for 25 years. He was president of
the Wilmington Club and a mem-
ber of the Grand Seneschal
Chevaliers du Tastevin.
He loved outdoor sports and es-
pecially enjoyed skiing with his
family at Stowe, Vt. and Jackson
Hole, Wyo. A hiker and mountain
climber, he once scaled the Mat-
terhorn. He also played tennis and
golf. He was an excellent pilot
and held a commercial license at
his death. He also spent many
summers at Rehoboth Beach:
He is survived by his wife of 48
years, Antonia; five sons; a
daughter; and nine grandchildren:
David and his wife Shelley of
Jackson, Wyo., Ian and his wife
Lu and their children Kristen,
Katy and Lindsay of Bedford,
N.Y.; Philip and his wife Amy and
their children Schuyler and Eiena
of Cambridge, Mass.; Jay and his
wife Gaii and their children Jason,
Andrew and Avery of Mt. Kisko,
N.Y., Stephen of Lyme, N.Y.,
Emily and her husband, John and
their son Oliver of Charlotte, Vt.;
and a brother, Richard Laird of
Wilmington.
Services were held at Christ
Church, Wilmington, with burial
private.
Contributions are suggested to
Winterthur Museum and Gardens,
Winterthur, DE 19735; Tower Hill
School, 2813 W. 17th Street,
Wilmington, DE 19806; or St. An-
drew's School, 350 Noxontown
Road, Middletown, DE 19709.
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