Marlyn "Lynn" Elizabeth Warrington's Obituary
Marlyn Elizabeth Warrington, age 84, of Rehoboth Beach, DE beloved wife of Earl (Jake) Warrington passed away peacefully at Beebe Healthcare, Lewes, March 27, 2017 due to complications of esophageal cancer. She was born to the late Edgar and Mary Cole on October 4, 1932.
She graduated from Union Memorial Hospital in Maryland. After moving to Rehoboth Beach, DE in the 1960's, she worked at Beebe Hospital briefly, then was employed at Maple Grove Nursing Home, where her passion was taking care of the elderly. She was very active in the Rehoboth Presbyterian Church of Midway as an elder and clerk of session for 20 years. She loved camping in their motorhome with her husband and family. She loved being a farmer’s wife and homemaker. Husband and family were everything to her. Her heart was bigger than life itself; she never had an unkind word to say about anyone and was always very positive. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend who will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter Karen Ann Reeves, grandson Chad Christopher Long, sister-in-law Joyce Cole, nephew Chuck Cole, brother-in-law Francis Warrington, Sr. and sister-in-law Gladys Warrington. She is survived by her beloved husband of 40 years, Earl (Jake) Warrington; one daughter, Susan E. Long and her husband Christopher; her brothers, Edgar G. Cole, Jr. and Charles Cole and his wife, Joan; her sister -in-law Elsie Gould; her grandchildren, Stephanie Long and her fiancé Trip Wyatt, Brandon Bailey Reeves; her in laws, Gary and Kathy Long; and many nieces, nephews, grand nieces and nephews, cousins and dear friends.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday, March 31, 2017 at 11:00 AM at Parsell Funeral Homes and Crematorium, Atkins-Lodge Chapel, 16961 Kings Highway, Lewes, DE 19958 where friends may call beginning at 10:00 AM. Interment will follow services at Rehoboth Presbyterian Cemetery, Rehoboth Beach, DE.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 327, 219 Rehoboth Avenue, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971.
Please sign Mrs. Warrington's online guestbook located on this site.
FLORIST NOTE: PLEASE HAVE ALL FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS DELIVERED BY 3 PM, THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2017 TO PARSELL FUNERAL HOMES, LEWES, DE.
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