Richard Lord McMullan, 70

WOODSIDE - Richard Lord McMullan, of Woodside, passed away Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at Bayhealth-Kent General Hospital, Dover. He was 70.

He was born Dec. 9, 1937, in Pitman, N.J., son of the late William and Helen (Meves) McMullan.

Richard served his country proudly in the U.S. Navy for four years. He received his bachelor's degree from Delaware Valley College in 1966.

Richard worked for Farmers Home Administration as a county supervisor for 28 years, retiring in 1995. He also had a nursery in Woodside where he raised Christmas trees, shrubs and garden plants for years.

He loved spending time with his grandchildren and friends.

Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth McMullan, on March 10, 2005.

He is survived by two daughters, Ann Marie Haggerty and her husband William of Milford and Cynthia Webb and her husband James of Woodside; two brothers, Frank McMullan and his wife Susie of Albuquerque, N.M., and William McMullan and his wife Chris of Barnaget Beach, N.J.; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Jean and George Love of Florida and John and Thelma Hasher of Pitman; and his grandchildren, Jenna Zettle, Justin Haggerty and Brandon Haggerty, all of Milford, and Alexis Webb and Aidan Webb, both of Woodside.

Memorial services will be 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Pippin Funeral Home, 119 W. Camden-Wyoming Ave., Wyoming.

Burial will be private.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to Special Olympics of Delaware, University of Delaware, 619 S. College Ave., Newark, DE 19716-1901. Letters of condolences may be sent via www.pippinfuneralhome.com.