Elmer Ellis Hamstead, 84

SEAFORD - Elmer Ellis Hamstead, died Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008, in the Methodist Manor House in Seaford. He was 84. He was born on Oct. 10, 1924, in Greenwood, the son of Elmer H. and Mabel Moore Hamstead. He was valedictorian of the Greenwood High School class of 1942, and attended Beacom College in Wilmington, and Coyne Electrical Institute in Chicago. Mr. Hamstead served his country during World War II in the Army Air Force. He worked at the DuPont Company in Seaford from 1949 until his retirement in 1983. He later started his own computer consultant business called Mini Systems Alternatives. His interests were computers, woodworking, gardening, and researching his family genealogy. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Glenn Hamstead, and a sister, Deane Tvelia. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Mildred Graham Hamstead; his children and their spouses, William R. and Pat Hamstead of Seaford, Sandra D. and Tom Robinson of Federalsburg, Md., and Karen K. and Harold Ross of Wake Forest, N.C.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He has a brother, John Hamstead of Georgetown, and numerous cousins, nephews and nieces. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Friday at Fleischauer Funeral Home in Greenwood. Family and friends may call one hour prior to the funeral service. Burial will be at St. Johnstown Cemetery in Greenwood. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Delaware Hospice, 100 Patriots Way, Milford, DE 19963.