Patricia Joan Moran's Obituary
Patricia Joan (Smith) Moran, age 62, of Bridgeville, DE, passed away Sunday, September 24, 2006, at Christiana Medical Center in Christiana, DE. Mrs. Moran was born March 3, 1944 in Bridgeville, DE daughter of the late William P. and Charlotte (Jones) Smith.
Mrs. Moran had been employed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, for 35 years retiring in 2004. Her most recent position was as a food inspector at the Perdue processing plant in Milford, DE. Mrs. Moran always enjoyed working in her garden, camping and fishing.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Ada Naster and Judy Lockamy and one brother, William P. Smith, Jr. She is survived by her son Brent Moran and his wife Marcia of San Antonio, TX; her daughter Ruby Moran of Bridgeville; three grandsons, Justin Moran of Bridgeville and Bryce and Evan Moran of San Antonio; her sister Ida Baugh and her husband Willis of Milford, DE; and her special friend, Don Hoffman of Greenwood, DE.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, October 3, 2 PM at Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Hardesty Chapel, 202 Laws Street, Bridgeville, DE with Pastor Dale Brown officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday evening 6-8 PM. Burial will be private at the Bloomery Cemetery in Federalsburg, MD.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 163, Salisbury, MD 21803-0163.
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