Florence A. "Miss Flo" "Aunt Flo" Wingate, 91

LEWES - Florence A. "Miss Flo" "Aunt Flo" Wingate of Lewes died Saturday, March 3, 2007, in her home. She was 91.

Miss Wingate was born in Laurel, daughter of the late Philip and Delema Oliphant Wingate.

She retired from the Farmers Bank of the state of Delaware as a trust officer in Lewes and Georgetown.

She was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church, Lewes, working on many committees. A volunteer at Beebe Hospital, Lewes, in 2006, she received the Tunnel Volunteer Award, and also was a member of its Ladies Auxiliary. She was instrumental in the Tunnel Cancer Center at Beebe. She was a member of Soroptimists in Lewes and the Cheer Center. She enjoyed her bridge group and her prayer circle. She was a past member of Kings United Methodist Church, a lifetime member of the 4-H Club and a Daughter of the American Revolution.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Jasper Thomas Wingate.

She is survived by a nephew, Gerald Wingate Sr., and his wife, Virginia, of Millsboro; a great-nephew, Gerald Wingate Jr., and his wife, Kim, of Georgetown; a great-niece, Tammy Lee Rust, and her husband, Mark, of Millsboro; a great-great-nephew, Justin Rust, and two great-great-nieces, Jaclyn Rust and Kodi Wingate; and the Oliphant, James and King families.

Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday in the Hannigan, Short, Disharoon Funeral Home, 700 West St., Laurel, where friends may call two hours earlier.

A celebration of her life will be 4 p.m. Thursday in Bethel United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, Lewes. The Rev. Jack Cohen will officiate.

Burial will be in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Laurel.

Instead of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the Tunnel Cancer Center at Beebe Hospital, 424 Savannah Road, Lewes, DE 19958.