Theodore F. Gelletly, 95

DENTON, Md. - Theodore F. Gelletly of Denton died Thursday, May 31, 2007, in Caroline Nursing Home in Denton. He was 95.

Born at home in Denton, he was the son of the late Alfred George Gelletly Sr. and Tryphena Detwiler Gelletly.

He had lived in Denton all his life.

Mr. Gelletly was a machinist for the E.I. DuPont Co. starting in September 1944 and retiring in April 1977. He then worked for eleven years at Solo Cup in Federalsburg retiring when he was 79 years old.

He was a member of St. Luke"s United Methodist Church in Denton and a former member of the AARP Chapter 915 in Denton.

Mr. Gelletly was preceded in death by his first wife, Elwanda Gelletly who died February 10, 1972; his second wife, Alberta Rose Porter Gelletly who died May 12, 2003; four brothers, Alfred Gelletly, Henry Gelletly, Edwin Gelletly, and Kenneth Gelletly; and two sisters, Mary Roemer and Pauline Gelletly.

Mr. Gelletly is survived by two sons, Theodore A. Gelletly and his wife, Kay of Dayton and Robert F. Gelletly and his wife, Pam Bell, of Frederick; one daughter, Dr. Grace Gelletly and her husband, Jim Franks of Baltimore; and one sister, Grace G. Laramore of Denton; and six grandchildren.

Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Moore Funeral Home, P.A., 12 S. Second St. in Denton, where friends may call from 6-8 p.m. Saturday.

The interment will be in the Denton Cemetery, Denton.

Instead of flowers, the family requests memorial donations to the American Diabetes Association, Salisbury Office, 114 Baptist St., Salisbury, MD 21801.