Rachel E. Absher's Obituary
Rachel E. (Billings) Absher, 85 ,of Bridgeville, DE died at her late residence on Friday January 26, 2007. She was born on September 25, 1921, in Bridgeville, DE, daughter of the late Catherine Kate Billings and Romulus Billings.
Mrs. Absher retired in 1983 after 32 years with Gants Shirt Factory of Salisbury, MD where she folded shirts and was the first to be taught how to turn second quality shirts into first quality. Most recently she had worked the last nine years, until 2006, at the T. S. Smiths & Sons Orchards making donuts. She was a very crafty lady and was known for the numerous handmade quilts she made over the years. She was also an avid gardener. She was definitely one of a kind. She was always doing for her family and friends and always found time to work outside her home as well.
She was predeceased by her husband Claude E. Absher and her son Travis R. Absher. Survivors include her two daughters, Margie F. Callaway and Joan Wynes, and a son, David Absher, all of Bridgeville; two brothers Tyra Billings and James Billings, both of Trap Hill, NC; four sisters, Pearl Morrell of Hays, NC, Alma Healy of Pompton Plains, NJ, Hazel Freeman of Winston Salem, NC, and Ruth Billings of Trap Hill, NC; 14 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; and 2 great great grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, February 1, 2007 at 2 PM at the Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Hardesty Chapel, 202 Laws Street, Bridgeville, DE where friends may call one hour prior to services. Burial will follow at St. Johnstown Cemetery, Greenwood, DE.
Online condolences may be sent to [email protected]
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