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Thelma Tarburton
Posted 10/22/06
Thelma (Crossley) Tarburton, 91 DOVER - Thelma (Crossley) Tarburton of Dover died Friday, Oct. 20, 2006, in her home, surrounded by her family. She was 91. Mrs. Tarburton was born Dec. 4, 1914, near …
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Thelma Tarburton
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Thelma (Crossley) Tarburton, 91
DOVER - Thelma (Crossley) Tarburton of Dover died Friday, Oct. 20, 2006, in her home, surrounded by her family. She was 91.
Mrs. Tarburton was born Dec. 4, 1914, near Clayton, daughter of the late state Sen. Dudley and Ethel (Mabrey) Crossley.
She graduated from Smyrna High School in 1932, and the Methodist Hospital School of Nursing in Philadelphia, becoming a registered nurse, in 1935.
Mrs. Tarburton did private duty at Kent General Hospital, Dover, and two years as a school nurse at Caesar Rodney High School until 1945. After a refresher course, she did private duty again from 1966-73.
She was a member of Wyoming United Methodist Church, where she taught Sunday school for over 25 years and played the piano. She also was a member of the Round Table Club of Wyoming-Camden, AARP of Dover and Milford Senior Center.
Mrs. Tarburton enjoyed knitting, making toys for the Round Table Club, gardening and taking AARP trips.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, George W. Tarburton, in 1991; a brother, Carl D. Crossley, in 1983; and a sister, Sara C. Emerson, in 2006.
She is survived by three children, Judith Jones and her husband, H. William "Bill," of Dover, Debbie Ashley and her husband, Owen, of Salisbury, Md., and David G. Tarburton and his wife, Lynda, of Milford; a sister-in-law, Diana Tarburton of Dover; six grandchildren, Victoria Ashley Bennett and her husband, Thomas, of Chicago, Rachel Tarburton Lynch and her husband, Dean, of Lewes, Terri Jones Seymore and her husband, Joe, of Dover; Suzanne Ashley of Washington, Joshua Tarburton of Milford and Mindy Jones of Dover; six great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday in Pippin Funeral Home, 119 W. Camden-Wyoming Ave., Wyoming.
Services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home, where friends may call one hour earlier.
Burial will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Camden.
Instead of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to Wyoming United Methodist Church, 112 Broad St., Wyoming, DE 19934; or Delaware Hospice, 911 S. DuPont Highway, Dover, DE 19901.
DOVER - Thelma (Crossley) Tarburton of Dover died Friday, Oct. 20, 2006, in her home, surrounded by her family. She was 91.
Mrs. Tarburton was born Dec. 4, 1914, near Clayton, daughter of the late state Sen. Dudley and Ethel (Mabrey) Crossley.
She graduated from Smyrna High School in 1932, and the Methodist Hospital School of Nursing in Philadelphia, becoming a registered nurse, in 1935.
Mrs. Tarburton did private duty at Kent General Hospital, Dover, and two years as a school nurse at Caesar Rodney High School until 1945. After a refresher course, she did private duty again from 1966-73.
She was a member of Wyoming United Methodist Church, where she taught Sunday school for over 25 years and played the piano. She also was a member of the Round Table Club of Wyoming-Camden, AARP of Dover and Milford Senior Center.
Mrs. Tarburton enjoyed knitting, making toys for the Round Table Club, gardening and taking AARP trips.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, George W. Tarburton, in 1991; a brother, Carl D. Crossley, in 1983; and a sister, Sara C. Emerson, in 2006.
She is survived by three children, Judith Jones and her husband, H. William "Bill," of Dover, Debbie Ashley and her husband, Owen, of Salisbury, Md., and David G. Tarburton and his wife, Lynda, of Milford; a sister-in-law, Diana Tarburton of Dover; six grandchildren, Victoria Ashley Bennett and her husband, Thomas, of Chicago, Rachel Tarburton Lynch and her husband, Dean, of Lewes, Terri Jones Seymore and her husband, Joe, of Dover; Suzanne Ashley of Washington, Joshua Tarburton of Milford and Mindy Jones of Dover; six great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday in Pippin Funeral Home, 119 W. Camden-Wyoming Ave., Wyoming.
Services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home, where friends may call one hour earlier.
Burial will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Camden.
Instead of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to Wyoming United Methodist Church, 112 Broad St., Wyoming, DE 19934; or Delaware Hospice, 911 S. DuPont Highway, Dover, DE 19901.
