MILFORD - C. Donnell Calhoun Sr., of Milford, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. He was 82. He was born in Milford, the son of the late Clarence James and Helen (Jones) Calhoun. He was a farmer and he was a lifelong member of Calvary United Methodist Church and one of the original and founding members of the Milford Grain Company. He served 21 years on the board of directors at Mid-Atlantic Farm Credit along with being a board member off and on at Southern States Coop. in Milford. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth on June 21, 1997. He is survived by five children, Donnie Calhoun and his wife Irene, Curtiss Calhoun and his wife Patti, Donna Kay Calhoun and her companion Karen Sipple, Shari Calhoun Miller and her husband Virgil Miller and Julie Ann Calhoun; and five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Funeral Services will be noon, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011, at Berry-Short Funeral Home, 119 NW Front St., Milford, where friends may call Monday night (Dec. 12) from 6 to 8 p.m. Interment will be in Milford Community Cemetery, Milford. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to: Delaware Hospice Center, 100 Patriots Way, Milford, DE 19963.