Local Obituaries for Families in Smyrna DE, Wilmington DE, and Penns Grove NJ
Tameka Schrelle Jackson
Apr 25, 2024
Tameka Schrelle Jackson was born on April 14, 1985 in Brooklyn NY, to Yvonne Mills and Harmon Jackson Jr. Tameka went home to be with our Heavenly Father on April 25, 2024 in Middletown DE.
Tameka’s name means a child of beauty she had several nick names aka Meme, aka Meka mo, aka Meek Mek aka Meka. Tameka graduated from Jamaica...
Paul J. Foster
Apr 25, 2024
Paul J. Foster was born on April 3, 1950 in Newark, NJ to Frager Fred Foster Sr. and Priscilla Pickens Foster. He passed on April 25, 2024 in Wilmington, DE at Delaware Hospice, surrounded by friends and family.
PJ attended South Side High School in Newark, New Jersey and was a member of the 1965 Undefeated City Champion football team, where...
June Diane Christopher
Apr 22, 2024
June Diane Christopher was born on Dec. 19th, 1959, in Wilmington, DE to Lillie Culbreth and Ellis Reid. She passed Apr. 22nd, 2024, at St. Francis Hospital.
June received her early childhood education from George Read. She graduated from PS DuPont. After school she worked at Kentmere. She was employed for many years.
June was a faithful member of New Mount Olive....
Henry Wilbert Sherrill, Jr.
Apr 20, 2024
Henry W. Sherrill, Jr. 60 was born on November 15, 1963, in Salem, New Jersey to the
late Henry W. Sherrill, Sr and Lula Mae Sherrill. Henry transitioned peacefully on April
20, 2024, at the State Veteran Home in Salisbury, North Carolina with his family by his
side.
Henry also affectioned known as “Hen Pen” a nickname that was carried down from his
father Henry...
Tammy Copes
Apr 18, 2024
Tammy E. Copes was born on August 2, 1961, to the late Mary L. Copes and Irvin Johnson in Easton,
MD. She went on to be with the Lord on April 18, 2024, at Christiana Hospital surrounded by loved ones.
Tammy received her education in the public schools of Wilmington, Delaware. She was employed as a
manager for McDonalds Corporation until her retirement.
Tammy...
Bernice Ruth Cannon
Apr 16, 2024
Bernice Ruth Cannon was a caring and prayerful wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, and friend. She left this world on April 16, 2024 at age 97 after a battle with dementia and sudden decline in her health.
Bernice was born on November 24, 1926 to Joel and Ruth Irving in Memphis, Tennessee. The family eventually relocated to Coraopolis, Pennsylvania where...
Roger W. Stanford, Iii.
Apr 10, 2024
Roger W. Stanford, III was born on September 8, 1985 to Ralene Commodore and Roger Stanford, Jr.
Roger passed away suddenly along with his mother Ralene Commodore-Smith on April 10, 2024 in Bear, Delaware.
Roger attended Christiana High School. Roger worked various jobs from a flagger for road work or as a forklift operator.
Roger enjoyed spending time with his two sons. He...
James "Babe" Smith
Apr 10, 2024
James Clifford Smith was born on November 12, 1963, in Wilmington, Delaware to Shirley Loretta Smith and Robert Henry Smith. James was affectionately called “Babe” or “Baby”, as a child.
James received his early childhood education at Mary C. I. Williams School, BancroftMiddle School and graduated from Christiana High School in 1981.
As a teenager, James gained the nickname “Baby Bongos”...
Ralene Commodore-Smith
Apr 10, 2024
Ralene Commodore-Smith was born on February 8, 1967 to Shirley Commodore and Raymond Gardley. Ralene passed away suddenly along with her son Roger Stanford, III on April 10, 2024 in Bear, Delaware.
Ralene graduated from McKean High School. After high school, she went on to work for several banks, from Mellon Bank,WSFS to Bank of America (MBNA), where she worked for...
Juliet Brown
Apr 6, 2024
Juliet “Sister” Brown was a native of Camden, Alabama (Wilcox County) to the late Weston Brown and Flora Brown on January 23, 1953. Juliet was educated in the Public School System and graduated from Camden Academy High School in 1971. After graduating, she moved to Boston, Massachusetts to be with her three sisters who had also relocated there.
Juliet accepted Jesus...
Samona Parker
Apr 6, 2024
Samona "Monie" Parker, a beacon of unwavering spirit and boundless love, departed from this world on April 6, 2024, due to cardiac arrest in Newark, Delaware. Born on August 19, 1979, in Dover, Delaware,
Monie's journey through life was one marked by an infectious enthusiasm that uplifted everyone around her. Monie's early years in Dover laid the foundation for a lifetime...
Laquenta V. Daniels
Apr 5, 2024
LaQuenta was born at 10:29pm on Saturday, April 20,1974 in Wilmington, DE to Shelly
Daniels Warren and Edward James Dixon. She entered eternal rest on Friday April 5, 2024, at Christiana Hospital in Newark, DE.
“Quenna”, “Que”, and “Q-Deezy” as she was affectionately called, received her early
education in the Colonial School District, graduating from Middletown High School in the
Appoquinmink School District. She...
Edward Jerome Conkey
Apr 2, 2024
Edward Jerome Conkey, affectionately called Ed or Eddie, was born April 9, 1952 in Newark, Delaware to the late James Maynard Conkey and Louise Quarles Conkey. He was called home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 2, 2024 while surrounded by his loved ones in the Christiana Hospital at the age of 71.
Ed or Monk as he was...
Mercedes Elizabeth Freeman
Mar 30, 2024
Mercedes Elizabeth Freeman went home to be with the Lord on March 30, 2024. She was born to the late Mercedes Banks and Mills Brown on April 21, 1951. Raised in Wilmington, DE. Mercedes attended Wilmington Public school system. She worked at Chrysler and University of Delaware for many years.
She enjoyed listening to music and visiting with family. She enjoys...
Mother Barbara M. Spencer
Mar 29, 2024
EARLY BEGINNINGS
Born Barbara Myrtle Spencer, her life and times began in Golts, MD on January 26,
1941, to the parents Elwood and Mamie Spencer. On March 29, 2024, Mother Barbra
Spencer departed this world as she entered it, with a smile on her face and at peace
with the world.
Mother Spencer grew up in Golts where she attended a one-room school...
