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Wilson W. Wamsley

Posted 3/6/12

HARRINGTON - Wilson W. Wamsley, of Harrington, passed away Monday, March 5, 2012, at Milford Hospice Center. He was 91. Mr. Wamsley served his country proudly in the United States Army. He worked as …

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Wilson W. Wamsley

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HARRINGTON - Wilson W. Wamsley, of Harrington, passed away Monday, March 5, 2012, at Milford Hospice Center. He was 91. Mr. Wamsley served his country proudly in the United States Army. He worked as a Frigidaire technician for Penn Dairy. He also worked in maintenance for the Lake Forest School District for over 18 years. His favorite pastimes included camping, hunting, wood working, gardening, and working on refrigerators. In his younger days he played baseball, and was on one of the first teams in this area. He met his wife while working outside of Goldsboro through the Civilian Conservation Corps, created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933, to create jobs for American men that could not find work during the depression. Mr. Wamsley belonged to the Independent Bible Fellowship Church of Harrington, Harrington Moose Lodge, Harrington Senior Center, and the American Legion Post #7. He was preceded in death by parents, George and Lula Ann Stewart; and siblings, Robert Elliot, Ida Michaels, Kathryn Wamsley, Vestus Wamsley, Clifford Wamsley, Charles Wamsley, Warner Wamsley, Fredia Anthony, Clarence Wamsley, and Ethel Conoway. He is survived by his loving wife of 70 years, Mildred Wamsley; son and daughter-in-law, Mikell E. and Linda Wamsley of Harrington; two grandchildren, Lisa Collison and Laura Hunt; and three great-grandchildren, Kaylee Collison, Maycee Collison, and Madison Hunt. Services will be 2 p.m., Sunday, March 11, 2012, at Melvin Funeral Home, 15522 South DuPont Hwy., Harrington, where a visitation will be one hour prior. Interment will be in Hollywood Cemetery, Harrington. Contributions may be made in his memory to the Milford Hospice Center, 100 Patriots Way, Milford, DE 19963; and Independent Bible Fellowship Church, 6797 Milford-Harrington Hwy., Harrington, DE 19952. Arrangements are by the Melvin Funeral Home, visit our website at www.melvinfuneralhome.com for further information, leave a letter of condolence, or to send flowers.

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