MIDDLETOWN - Hope Ellison Motter passed away Dec. 11, 2012. She was the society reporter for the News Journal in Wilmington. A memorial service will be held 10 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 14, 2012 at Forest Presbyterian Church, 44 West Main Street in Middletown, where a reception will immediately follow. Interment will be held privately in Old St. Annes Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made either to the Middletown Historical Society, P. O. Box 567, Middletown, DE 19709-0567 or to the Historic Odessa Foundation, P. O. Box 697, Odessa, DE 19730-0697. www.daniels-hutchison.com 302-378-3410.