Lillian Wheatley's Obituary
Lillian J. Hubbard Wheatley, 85 ,of Bridgeville, DE , formerly of New Castle, DE passed away peacefully at her residence on Saturday, January 26, 2008.
She was born on August 24, 1922, in Avondale, PA daughter of the late Carl Johnson and Gula Al Johnson. Shortly after birth the family moved to Denton, MD where she went to school. After graduation, she moved to Bridgeville and worked at Lords Resturant, then following a move to Wilmington she worked at the New York Resturant and the Lynhaven Inn. She also had worked for the Wilmington General Hospital which is now the Christiana Medical Center.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her first husband Walter W. Hubbard, a brother Willard Johnson, two sisters Ruth Thumser and her husband Louis and Madge Allen and her husband Woodrow.
The family would especially like to acknowledge Commpassionate Care Hospice who helped them immensely during this time.
She is survived by her husband Joseph R. Wheatley, Sr. of Bridgeville, DE; a daughter Lynn H. Grant of Wilmington, DE; a grandson Charles D. Grant, Jr.; a granddaughter Stephanie Stern and her husband Brian; step-daughters Sharon Hawk and her husband Charles and Joanne Jones and her husband Jerry; and step-son Joseph R. Wheatley, Jr. all of Bridgeville, DE; 5 step-grandchildren; and 5 step-great-grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be held at Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Hardesty Chapel, 202 Laws Street, Bridgeville, DE on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 2:00 PM where friends may call at the funeral home on Tuesday evening from 7-9 PM.
Committal services will also be held in the Chapel of Gracelawn Memorial Park, Rt. 113, New Castle, DE, on Thursday January 31, 2008 at 11:00 AM where a viewing will be held beginning at 10:15AM. Entombment will follow the services.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Compassionate Care Hospice of the Delmarva Peninsula, 31038 Country Gardens Blvd., Dagsboro, DE 19939 or American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 163, Salisbury, MD 21803-0163 or American Heart Association, 1151 Walker Road, Suite 202 Dover, DE 19901 or Delaware Kidney Fund, 29 Hill Road, Newark, DE 19806.
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