Essie Beulah Clute, 85

DOVER - Essie Beulah Clute, of Dover, passed away Sunday, April 6, 2008, in Bayhealth-Kent General Hospital, Dover. She was 85.

Beulah was born Aug. 31, 1922, in Sewanee, Tenn., daughter of the late John and Annie (Rollins) Smith.

She had worked as a waitress in the Dover area for 30 years and later enjoyed life as a homemaker.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles F. Clute Jr., on March 31, 1997.

She is survived by a son, J.W. Springfield of Trenton, Ga.; three daughters, Helen Springfield of Chattanooga, Tenn., Glenda Soulder of Delton, Ga., and Linda Kilgore of Whitwell, Tenn.; and a granddaughter, Patricia Allison of Whitwell, Tenn.

Friends may call 5-7 p.m. today in the Pippin Funeral Home, 119 W. Camden-Wyoming Ave., Wyoming.

A graveside service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Camden.

Instead of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to Kent County SPCA, 32 Shelter Circle, Camden, DE 19934.

Letters of condolences may be sent via www.pippinfuneralhome.com.