Kathryn Voshell Bickling, 80

SMYRNA - Kathryn Voshell Bickling, of Pinnacale Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center, Smyrna, entered the Kingdom of Heaven Tuesday, June 30, 2009, after a long battle with Alzheimer's. She was 80. Born Kathryn Marie Voshell on Jan. 29, 1929, she was the fourth child to the late Luther Arthur and Sadie Reed Voshell, at Chapeltown Corner, Marydel. Ms. Bickling was a graduate of Caesar Rodney High School, class of 1947, after which she began a long career as a bookkeeper. She retired from Delaware Auto Sales of Dover in 2000, after more than 30 years. She attended Wyoming United Methodist Church, until her illness in 2001. She was a loving mother and grandmother, devoted sister and aunt, and a true friend to many. In addition to her parents, Ms. Bickling was preceded in death by a son, Dr. J. Allan Bickling in 2005; two brothers, Grover C. Voshell in 2005 and his wife Grace in 1991, and Kline C. Voshell in 1976; a sister, Elizabeth A. Seaman in 1990, and her husband Willis, Sr. in 1992; and her former husband, James Abey Bickling in 1995. She is survived by a son, Timothy L. Bickling and his wife Dee of Elkton, Md.; a daughter-in-law, Carolyn S. Bickling of Lewes; a brother, Roy J. and sister-in-law, Evelyn Voshell, of Dover; four grandchildren, Enid Bickling-Kelley and her husband Joshua of Delmar, Md., Matthew C. Bickling of Elkton, Md., James L. Bickling of Elkton, Md., and Keith Lockard of Elkton, Md.; a great-nephew, to whom she was especially close, Willis J. Seaman III, and his family of Dover; along with many other nieces, nephews, and friends. A celebration of her life will be 11 a.m. Monday, July 6, 2009 at Wyoming United Methodist Church, 107 Broad St., Wyoming. Friends may call after 10 a.m. at the church. Burial will be at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Camden. Arrangements by Trader Funeral Home, Dover.