Jean Henry Hitchens' Obituary
Jean Henry Hitchens, 81, of the Methodist Manor House at Seaford and formerly of New Castle and Wilmington, DE, died on September 25 at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Hitchens spent 20 years as an educator teaching in Delaware schools, first at Georgetown High School, and later as a kindergarten teacher in New Castle. Jean was an avid reader, and she shared the joy of reading by volunteering for Read Aloud Delaware and Friends of the New Castle Public Library. She was an active member of the reading groups at the New Castle Public Library and at the Methodist Manor House in Seaford. She also loved bird watching and gardening.
Jean was preceded in death by her parents, G. Harold Henry and Elizabeth Baker Henry, and her sister, Margaret Henry Bucher, of Shippensburg, PA. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, the Reverend William B. Hitchens. She is also survived by her mother-in-law, Elizabeth Hitchens of Millsboro; her brother, H. David Henry and sister-in-law, Eleanor Henry of York, PA; her daughter, Jennie H. Ashby of Millsboro; her son, Christopher Hitchens and daughter-in-law, Susan Krouner of Gaithersburg, MD; her daughter Julia Orescan and son-in-law, David Orescan of Landenberg, PA; and her grandchildren, Nicholas Hitchens, Jordan Hitchens, Elissa Orescan, and Leah Orescan.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 11, at 1:00 p.m. at the Methodist Manor House, 1001 Middleford Road, Seaford, DE. Arrangements are being handled by Parsell Funeral Homes and Crematorium, Hardesty Chapel, Bridgeville, DE.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Jean's memory may be made to the New Castle Public Library, 424 Delaware Street, New Castle, DE 19720.
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