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BRIDGEVILLE - Jan Holly Callaway, age 57, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born and raised in Bridgeville, the daughter of …
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BRIDGEVILLE - Jan Holly Callaway, age 57, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born and raised in Bridgeville, the daughter of Warren H. Callaway and Jannetta Callis Callaway. Miss Callaway was a 1972 graduate of Woodbridge High School, received her LPN from Del Tech Community College, and continued on to Johnson and Wales University in Charleston, S.C., where she received her BA in Culinary Arts. Following graduation, Miss Callaway took a position as a Chef Professor at Johnson and Wales for several years. While in Charleston, she also worked as an artist and painter, utilizing her talents in the historic homes of Charleston. In 2007, she returned to Bridgeville to be with her parents. Her many hobbies included Collage Art, writing poetry, and custom Barbie doll dress design. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her sister, Sina H. Callaway-Rosales and her husband, Abel Rosales of Preston, Md.; her brother, Eric H. Callaway and his wife Kathy Kiernan Callaway of Seaford; two nephews, Phillip Callaway and Gregory Callaway; and a niece, Bethany Callaway, all of Seaford. Respects may be paid to the family on Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Hardesty Chapel, 202 Laws Street, Bridgeville. Funeral Services will be 2 p.m., Thursday, March 1, 2012, at the Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Hardesty Chapel. Interment will be in Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery at Oak Grove. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Compassionate Care Hospice of the Delmarva Peninsula, 28467 DuPont Blvd., Suite 6, Millsboro, DE 19966; or to Sanctuary House Animal Rescue, P.O. Box 143, Upper Fairmount, MD 21867. Please Visit Ms. Callaway's Life Memorial Webpage and sign her online guestbook at www.parsellfuneralhomes.com.