Norval William LeCates Sr., 81

DELMAR - Norval William LeCates Sr., died Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008, in Coastal Hospice at the Lake, Salisbury, Md. He was 81. Born in Pittsville, Md. the son of the late Mary Truitt and Granville LeCates, he was a truck driver for Perdue in Salisbury, Md. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his daughter, Joyce L. Harris in 2005; two brothers, Donald and Johnny LeCates; a sister, Myrtle Wingate; and a grandson, Norval W. "Trey" LeCates III. He is survived by his wife, Annie Thomas LeCates; two sons, Norval W. LeCates Jr. and Michael W. LeCates, of Delmar; two brothers, Alvin LeCates, of Laurel, and Granville Lee LeCates, of Millsboro; four sisters, Eileen Baker, Georgetown, Kathy Torbert, Milford, Virginia Hudson, and Yvonne Cooper, both of Laurel; four granddaughters; and nine great-grandchildren. Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008 in Watson-Yates Funeral Home, Front & King Streets, Seaford, where friends may call from 1 to 2 p.m. prior to the services. Rev. Joseph LeCates will officiate. Burial will be in Line United Methodist Church Cemetery, Line Road, Whitesville, Del.