CAMDEN - Ethel went to be with the LORD on Aug. 18, 2014, at the age of 82. She passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at her daughter's home, Ethel and Tim Harmon in Camden, Del. Ethel was born in Roxborough, Pa., on Nov. 21, 1931. She was the daughter of the late Orville Roosevelt and Myrtle Friedrich Halliday. She moved to Smyrna and also lived in the Townsend, Blackbird areas. She was a leader for Chesapeake Bay Girl Scout Council for both the Brownie and Junior troops for over 15 years. She was a past member of Townsend Immanuel United Methodists church, and a 3M's member, also a member of Woodside United Methodist Church and serviced on the board at both churches and the Downstate Delaware Genealogical Society in Dover. Ethel was "single parent mother of the year" for Delaware in 1972. Ethel worked at Playtex and Burn's Security for General Foods in Dover and worked at Hercules in Middletown. She drove a school bus for Broadmeadow School in Middletown, Johnson's bus service in Townsend and was a bus aid for Dawson's Bus service in Camden. Ethel and her husband, Edwin own and ran Big Ed's Market in Camden. Her hobbies were collecting cover bridges and lighthouses, also traveling throughout the United States to see both cover bridges and lighthouses. Ethel loved working on plastic canvas to make her Christmas Villages. She also received first place for her needlework in plastic canvas on her Christmas Village at the Delaware State Fair in Harrington. Her hobbies were working in her flower garden, working on puzzles, reading and playing cards. She enjoyed traveling and visiting her family. She loved being a grandmother and enjoyed being around her entire family. In addition to her father and mother, Ethel was preceded in death by her first husband, James B. Read (1966) of Townsend and second husband, T. Edwin Meredith (1983) of Camden; two brothers, Harry and Orville Halliday; son-in-law, David Wagaman; granddaughter, Elizabeth Wyatt; and step–mother, Dorothy Hammond Curry Halliday. She is survived by five daughters, Barbara Wagaman of Kenansville, N.C., Jane Guessford and her husband Reece, of Hummelstown, Pa., Mary Hobson and her husband Jeffrey, of Berry, Ky., Nancy Wyatt and her husband Patrick Sr., of Clayton, Ethel Harmon and her husband Tim, of Camden; and her only son, Mark Read of Camden; 13 grandchildren, Tamara Wagaman, Barbara Ann Brannen, Christopher, Nathaniel, Jamie and Brandi Guessford, Jennifer Terry, Patricia Huber, Kimberly Wilhoit, John Hobson Jr., Patrick Jr. and Nicholas Wyatt and Specialist, Benjamin Harmon, US Army; 23 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; four sisters, Myrtle Skinner of Cherry Hill, Md., Doris Cahall, Betty McDonald and her husband Ed, and Mae Atkinson; and a sister-in-law, Barbara Halliday, all living in Delaware; and her dear sweet dog that she loved very much, Tongue Two. She also leaves behind many family and friends, nieces and nephews whom she loved very much. The family would especially like to thank the nurses and caregivers at Compassionate Care Hospice of Millsboro for their wonderful care of Ethel and the comfort and compassion to our family during this difficult time. Viewing will be held from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014 and one hour prior to service, at Pippin Funeral Home, Inc., 119 West Camden-Wyoming Ave., Wyoming. Funeral Services will take place at 2 p.m., Friday, Aug. 22, 2014, in the funeral home; followed by burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Smyrna. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Compassionate Care Hospice, 28467 DuPont Blvd. Suite 6, Millsboro, DE 19966. www.pippinfuneralhome.com