Doris Pickett, 79

HARRINGTON - Doris Pickett, of Harrington, passed away at her home surrounded by her children, on Tuesday, April 7, 2009, after a long illness. She was 79. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Pickett Sr. in 1992; and their son, John Pickett Jr. in 2007. She is survived by her seven daughters, Delores Scott of Milford, Sharon Pickett Lewis (Linwood Lewis) and Rosena Pickett of Felton, Kathy, Vanessa, Debra, and Doretha Pickett of Harrington; seven grandchildren, Michael Scott (and a special friend, Karren Ryan) and Tyneice Scott of Milford, LeVar, Jasmine, and Brandon Manley of Harrington, Candace Pickett of Harrington, and Johnny Pickett of Wilmington; three great-grandchildren; a brother, Kenneth Baynard and his wife Marilyn of Harrington; a sister, Helen Faulkner of Wilmington; brothers-in-law, Bennie and Frank Pickett of Patterson, N.J.; sisters-in-law, Hattie Stuckey of South Carolina, Janie Holmes of Roselle, N.J., Carrie Brisbin and Bernice Martin of Patterson, N.J., Sophie Baynard of Willingboro, N.J., Queen Elizabeth Holmes of Virgina Beach, Va., and Dorothy Baynard of Wilmington; and a host of nieces, nephews, and friends. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday April 15, at Bennie Smith Funeral Home, 717 West Division St., Dover. Public may attend an hour earlier prior to service. Interment will be at Sharon Hill Cemetery.