Leona S. Knepp's Obituary
Leona S. (Perdew) Knepp, age 86, of Ocean View, DE, passed away Monday, April 6, 2009, at Atlantic Shores Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in Millsboro, DE. She was born March 25, 1923 in Cumberland, MD, the daughter of the late Labin and Rose (Merkel) Perdew.
Previously of Hyattsville, MD, Mrs. Knepp moved to Delaware in 1981. She was a long time member of the Bonita Springs Lutheran Church in Bonita Springs, FL. She enjoyed playing slots and bingo. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
Mrs. Knepp is survived by one son, David Knepp and his wife, Roberta of Ocean View, DE; her daughter, Barbara Jo Spires and her husband Ron of Dallas, GA; four grandchildren: Christopher Knepp and his wife Donna of Lake Ridge, VA, Kerry Knepp Topper and her husband Chad of Selbyville, DE, Ronnie Spires of Dallas, GA, and Erin Spires of Savannah, GA; and four great-grandchildren: Hailey and Jacob Knepp of Lake Ridge, VA, and Kyle and Carley Topper of Selbyville, DE. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Stanley M. Knepp (2000) and one son, James Knepp (2002).
A Funeral Service will be held Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at 4:00 PM at Parsell Funeral Homes and Crematorium, Clarksville Chapel, Rt. 26 and 17, Clarksville, DE 19970. Friends may call at the funeral home prior to the service, beginning at 2:30 PM. Interment will be Thursday, April 9, 2009 at 1:00 PM at Frostburg Memorial Park, 70 Green Street, Frostburg, MD.
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