Carmella Stanton, 67
CLAYTON - Carmella Stanton passed away Tuesday December 27, 2022, at Kent General Hospital.
Mrs. Stanton was born November 4, 1955, in Dover, Del. to the late Perry W. Sammons, Sr. and Sarah Eunice Ridgway Sammons. She graduated from Dover High.
She worked for Courtland Manor, Kent Convalescent (now Pinnacle Rehab) nursing homes as a Nurses Aid prior to working as a Paraprofessional for Capitol School District and then Town Point where she retired from in 2011. Mrs. Stanton loved spending time and taking care of her grandchildren, attending every sporting event they had. She also enjoyed singing at church and sewing. She was a member of the Immanuel Union U.M. Church in Cheswold and the Lenape tribe of Delaware.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her siblings, Perry Sammons, Jr., Carolyn M. Carney, Glendon Sammons, Sr, and Betty Seeney; niece, Kimberly Sammons and nephew, Glendon Sammons, Jr.
She is survived by her husband of 36 years, John W. Stanton of Clayton; daughters, Shana Garcia and her significant other, Chris Pullins, of Dover, and Jodi Sumpter and her husband, Darin, of Harrington; grandchildren, Carah and Gavin Sumpter and Syler Garcia; God son, Jason Seeney; niece's Crystal Carlisle and Melissa Carney as well as a host of other nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m., Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at Immanuel Union U.M. Church, 756 Main Street, Cheswold, DE. Friends may call one hour prior.
Letters of condolence may be sent, and guestbook signed at www.torbertfuneral.com