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CAPE GAZETTE, Friday, Nov. 16 - Nov. 22, 2001 - 39 Bryan to recount ancestor's adventures on Confederate000000arship The Civil War touched many people as the nation in the 1860s struggled with issues of slavery and governance. Family members were often pitted against their rel- atives on both sides and some- times they disappeared among countless casualties of the long and bitterly fought war. One individual, Russell B. Hobbs, a Sussex County merchant marine, may have gone unnoticed for his role in the conflict had it not been for another Sussex Coun- ty relative who wanted to learn first hand the fate of his great- great-grandfather. Lewes native E. David Bryan, history buff and son of the late Everett Bryan, a phar- macist/photographer who cap- tured Lewes and the surrounding area in hundreds of black and white photos.in the 1930s, will present the story of Russell Hobbs, "The Last Cruise of the Confederate Raider Alabama," at the Friday, Nov. ! 6 meeting of the Lewes Historical Society. The meeting will begin at 8 p.m. at St. Peter's Hall, Mulberry and Fourth Streets, in Lewes. As a teenager, Bryan became in- terested in his great-great-grand- tather Russell B. Hobbs after hearing about him from his par- ents and grandparents. "In Lisa J. Yeatman Pettee, Claymont homemaker Lisa J. Yeatman Pettee, 41, of Claymont, died Monday, Nov. 5, 2001, surrounded by her family. and friends. Mrs. Pettee was a homemaker and a member of the Atonement United Methodist Church. Obituaries She was the daughter of Charles Yeatman who passed away in 1981. She is survived by her mother, Shirley Yeatman of Wilmington; her sister Mary Bittell and her husband David of Lewes; her for- mer husband, George Pettee, and their three children, Melissa, Kim berly and Jennifer Pettee; her companion, David Fongeallaz and their two children, Katie and Ben- jamin Fongeallaz; a stepbrother, Edward Ewald; a nephew, David Bittell; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. She will be sadly missed by her family and friends. Services were held at Gebhart Funeral Home, Claymont, with burial in Riverview Cemetery, Wilmington. Contributions are suggested to the Atonement United Methodist Church. 3519 Philadelphia Pike, Claymont, DE 19703. Delaware, it was not unusual for men to side with the Union or the Confederacy," Bryan said. "In 1863, my great:great- grandfather was a 47-year- old merchant seaman in South Africa when the Al- abama an- chored in Si- BRYAN mon's Bay. He signed on to the Alabama as a sea- man and for the next year he was to experience great adventure on the high seas." Bryan will recount his ances- tor's experiences on the Confeder- ate privateer which destroyed more than 50 Union whaling and merchant vessels - nine while Hobbs was a crew member. "In peace time, we'd call the Alabama a pirate ship," Bryan said. "The difference was that the Alabama and its crew were not interested in treasure or booty. Their mission was to destroy Union shipping and strike a blow to the northern economy." He will discuss how the Alaba- ma, and other raiding ships like her, were the weapons the Con- federacy used to destroy cargo. Fortunately, Bryan's great-grant granddad survived to tell his tale. Continued from page 38 worth United Methodist Church in Rehoboth Beach. She was a de- voted mother, grandmother, great- grandmother, aunt and loving sis- ter. She made many sacrifices dur- ing her life and will be greatly missed by all her family and friends. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by two grandchildren and two brothers. She is survived by her son, Robert G. Schmitt; her daughter, Connie L. Matthews, both of Re- hoboth Beach; her sister, Edith Kushman of Long Island, N.Y.; her granddaughter, Bettyanne Snider of Georgetown; her niece, Cathy Madarassy of Bear; and three great-grandchildren, Amber Matthews and Erica and Robby Snider. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 17, at Epworth United Methodist Church• 32 Baltimore Ave0ue, Rehoboth Beach. Contributions are suggested to Epworth United Methodist Church. Arrangements by Parseil Funer- al Homes & Crematorium. Lewes. The treachery of the Alabama ended with its sinking by the USS Kearsarge in a fierce battle in the English Channel in June 1864. He will tell how Hobbs wasrescued and eventually made his way back to Sussex County where he took on a less adventurous lifestyle in the Georgetown area as a painter, grainer and paperhanger. Dave Bryan lives in Dover and continues his interest in history and his ancestral roots. He is the author of "The Confederate Raider Alabama: A Lewes Con- nection," which appears in the November issue of the "Lewes Historical Journal." The meeting is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served following the presentation. For more information, call the Lewes Historical Society at 645- 7670. 00ITES 1277 South Governors Ave., Dover, DE Get Mobile For The Holidays! 3-WHEEL & 4-WHEEL SCOOTERS FROM $1995 TO $2795 POWER WHEEL CHAIRS FROM $3395 TO $5995 Seat.Lift Chairs from $550 ALL IN STOCK! 1.800.541.8119 Lightweight Travel Chairs $199 Get "em While They Last GOLDEN "Quality Products for a Quality Life" 7