Doakes, Sr., 78 BRIDGEVILLE - Arthur Clifton Doakes, Sr. age 78 of Bridgeville passed on Sunday, December 13, 2015 surrounded by his loving family, after a lengthy illness. For more than two years he made his home with his son Arthur and Karen and family who lovingly cared for him. Arthur was born April 24, 1937 to the late George Cook & Mary Doakes in Hagerstown, Md. Arthur was a member of the Prince Hall Masonic Lodge in Hagerstown. For 17 years he worked at the Harrisburg Area Community College, retiring in 2012 as a supervisor of maintenance. After high school graduation, Arthur enlisted in the Marines as a Private First Class. He also worked several years at Penn Nationl Raceway. Survivors include one son, Pastor Arthur C. & Karen Doakes, Jr. of Bridgeville; one daughter, Stacy Colbert & Louis Yearby of Chambersburg, Pa.; 16 grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; and one brother, Isaac F. Wilson, Jr. of Hagerstown, Md. Services will be 1 p.m., Sunday, December 20, 2015 at Miller Funeral Home & Cremation, 11475 Commercial Lane Suite-C, Laurel, DE 19956. Friends may call at the funeral home two hours before service. The family would like give thanks to Addus Home Care-Stephanie McCraken, Compassionate Care Hospice-Michael Sample, Dana Baker, Marty, Tara, Cheer Sandhill Adult Daycare, Country Rest Home-Mike Yoder and the entire rest home family, to Jean M. Colbert, Greg Colbert, Tylisha Thomas, Charles Edward Jones, Tyshanae Showell, Karla & Darryl Oney, Melissa Smith and Sydney Kilgo. Arrangements by Miller Funeral Home & Cremation, 11475 Commercial Lane Suite -C, Laurel, DE 19956, 302-947-1144 & 302-734-8100, www.millerfuneralandcremation.com