CLAYTON - Virginia D. Cubbage, of Clayton, passed away on June 22, 2015. She was 86. She was born on May 13, 1929 in Smyrna, the daughter of the late Clifton J. Donovan, Sr and Ethel Csombok Donovan. She graduated from John Bassett Moore High School in Smyrna, in 1947. She retired in 1990 as the Town Clerk from the Town of Clayton after 30 years of service. She was a Charter Life Member of the Clayton Fire Co. Ladies Auxiliary and a member of Ewell's-St. Paul Methodist Church, Clayton. Virginia was a caring and giving person who took great pride in her home, her flowers, and the Town of Clayton. She loved to read, do needlepoint, and visit with her many friends. She was preceded in her death by her parents; her husband, James L. Cubbage, Sr.; her step father, James S. Donaway, Sr.; and her brother, Clifton J. "Buster" Donovan, Jr. She is survived by her son, James L. Cubbage, Jr. (Nancy) of Smyrna; her sister, Ethel M. "Peg" Foraker of Wilmington; a brother, Rynear S. Donaway (Delores) of Clayton; her loving companion, Austin W. Carey of Clayton; grandsons, Michael J. Melvin (Shannon) of Locust Grove, Ga.; Gregory A. Smith (Whitney) of Milton; great grandsons, Logan & Noah Smith of Milton; and many loving and caring nieces and nephews. Services will be 11 a.m., Friday, June 26, 2015 at Matthews-Bryson Funeral Home, 123 W. Commerce St., Smyrna, where friends may call Thursday evening from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Burial will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Smyrna. In lieu of flowers donations may be sent to the Clayton Fire Co, No. 1, Inc., P.O. Box 1050 , Clayton, DE 19938 or Ewell's-St Paul Methodist Church, P.O. Box 266, Clayton, DE 19938. To sign the online guestbook, please visit www.matthewsbryson.com. Arrangements are by Matthews-Bryson Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Smyrna.