George J. Westcott, 71

SEAFORD - George J. Westcott, of Seaford, died on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009, at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital. He was 71. George was born in Philadelphia, on May 30, 1937, the son of George E. and Eleanor (Smith) Westcott. Raised in Penns Grove, N.J., he was a graduate of Penns Grove Regional High School and was president of the Class of 1955. Mr. Westcott, a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, graduated from the University of Delaware in 1963. He worked in quality control management, marketing and technical marketing for the DuPont Company for 34 years, retiring in 1996. He then worked eight years for Milliken and Co. as well as owning his own consulting firm. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Lorraine; two daughters, Kimberly Ann Westcott of Lewes, and Kristen Mitchell and her husband Benjamin of Lewes; one grandson, Benjamin Richard Mitchell III (Trey) of Lewes; a sister, Patricia Green and her husband Tomway of Bridgeton, N.J.; brothers-in-law, Charles W. Back Sr. and his wife Charlotte of Albuquerque, N.M., Walter R. Back of Lakeland, Fla., and Calvin L. Back Sr. and his wife Marguerite of Cape May Courthouse, N.J.; and many nephews, nieces and great-nephews and nieces. A funeral service will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, at Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church, 315 High Street, Seaford. Interment will be 2 p.m. Thursday at the Veteran's Cemetery, Millsboro. In lieu of flowers, it would honor the memory of George to contribute to The American Heart Association, Pennsylvania/Delaware Affiliate, 625 West Ridge Pike, Suite A-100, Conshohocken, PA 19428-0860; or the American Cancer Society, Mid-Atlantic Division, 1138 Parsons Road, Salisbury, MD 21801. Arrangements by Watson-Yates Funeral Home, Seaford.