J. Lester Satchell

FEDERALSBURY - J. Lester Satchell, 80, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2007 at Caroline Home for Hospice in Denton.

He was born in Easton on June 26, 1927 the son of the late Curtis Crawford Satchell Sr. and Elizabeth Matilda Miller Satchell. He was preceded in death by his wife of 43 years, Hazel L. Kemp Satchell who died on June 17, 2003.

He joined the Army-Air Force in 1945 and was honorably discharged in 1948 as a corporal. He had worked at Southern States Feed Mill for 33 years in Seaford, Del. He was a member of the Federalsburg Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5246. He was a member of the Blades United Methodist Church in Blades, Del.

Mr. Satchell is survived by three sons, Larry Satchell of Seaford, Del., Ernie Satchell of Franklin, Tenn., Kevin Breeding of Clearfield, Utah and four daughters, Sandra Norris of Ft. Walton Beach, Fla., Tina Smith of Easton, Karen Jester of Federalsburg, Pamela McCraw of Fayette, Ala.; a sister, Elizabeth Mitchell of Jamesburg, N.J.; a brother, William Satchell of Brooklet, Ga.; his fiancé, Louise Meredith of Federalsburg; 11 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Besides his wife and parents, Mr. Satchell was preceded in death by five siblings, Lawrence Satchell, Frances Satchell, Curtis C. Satchell, Doris Lomax and Gladys Quidas.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, at the Framptom Funeral Home P.A. in Federalsburg with the Rev. Denzil Cheek officiating. Burial will follow at the Eastern Shore Veterans" Cemetery in Hurlock, with military honors. Friends may call at funeral home on Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. and one hour prior to the service on Friday.

Memorial contributions may be made to Caroline Hospice Foundation, P.O. Box 362, Denton, MD 21629 or to the Blades United Methodist Church, 306 South Market St., Blades, DE 19973.