Dover - Jeanette April McIntyre went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017, in her home, surrounded by her loving family.
April was born Sept. 22, 1959, at Jacksonville Naval Station in Florida, to Lloyd H. Jenkins, and the late, Mary (Hill) Jenkins.
In her younger years, she sang with the All State Choir in Europe, going to Holland and Austria; and as an adult, April enjoyed direct sales, being a Mary Kay Director for many years. She also worked as an underwriter with American General, and sold real estate for Kellar Williams. She had served as the Minister of Music at First Pilgrim Baptist Church, Camden.
April is survived by her husband of 34 years, Hiawatha V. McIntyre, Jr.; a daughter, Regis V.E. McIntyre, of Lutz, Fla.; a son, Hiawatha V. McIntyre, III, of Sumter, S.C.; her father, Lloyd H.Jenkins, of Dover; a brother, Robert Brown, of Jacksonville, Fla.; four sisters, Beatrice H. King, of Dover, Evelyn Williams, of Tampa, Fla., Allison V. Hopkins, of Dover and Marguerite A. Isaac, of Lutz, Fla.; and two grandsons, Benjamin C. McIntyre, of Lutz, Fla. and Christian V. McIntyre, of Rock Hill, S.C.
Viewing will take place from 7 to 9 p.m., on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, and from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, in Pippin Funeral Home, Inc., 119 West Camden-Wyoming Ave., Wyoming. Services will follow at 12 p.m., on Thursday, in the funeral home, with burial to follow in the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Millsboro.
Condolences may be sent via: www.pippinfuneralhome.com