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Olive Marie Millman Stewart
Posted 9/6/08
Olive Marie Millman Stewart, 66 FELTON - Olive Marie Millman Stewart, died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008, in Kent General Hospital surrounded by her family. She was 66. Olive was born Sept. 25, 1941, to …
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Olive Marie Millman Stewart
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Olive Marie Millman Stewart, 66 FELTON - Olive Marie Millman Stewart, died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008, in Kent General Hospital surrounded by her family. She was 66. Olive was born Sept. 25, 1941, to Howard E. and Una Rust Millman in Lewes. She grew up on the Old Red Mill Farm, near Lewes, and attended Whites Chapel Church, Milton. She graduated from Lewes High School class of 1959, was married in 1965 to Raymond P. Stewart Jr. Later they moved to Woodside, Camden, and then to her present address in Canterbury, Felton. During her high school years she helped out on the farm and worked at Fox's Five and Ten Store. She enjoyed taking care of her family and helping others. She enjoyed growing up on the family farms in Lewes, and her banking and real estate careers. She cared for several family members while struggling with her own health problems. Her goal in life was to try and do her part to make the world a better place. After graduation, she was employed by The Lewes Trust Company, as head/loan teller and GL accountant. The bank merged with Farmers Bank of the State of Delaware. She transferred to the Dover office after marriage and worked as the Bank Floating technician until she became manager of loan accounting. She was manager of several offices during her career and a Vice President as a Commercial Loan Officer until retirement. During her career, Farmers Bank merged with Girard Trust Company and later with Mellon Bank that took over Second National Bank in Kent County. After retirement she continued her employment with The Felton Bank as a senior loan consultant for the past five years. In addition to banking, in 1987 she became a realtor and was top five million dollar salesperson for Help U Sell Real Estate. She had over 45 years in banking and real estate. She was a member of the Felton Rebekas and several banking and community organizations. She attended Whites Chapel Church in Milton as a child. She attended Woodside United Methodist Church, and was a member of the Felton United Methodist Church. More recently attended Whatcoat United Methodist Church in Camden. Through the years she sang in the choir, and taught Sunday school as well as held many offices in the church and participated in many programs. When she was not at the bank, her life was busy taking care of family and friends. She enjoyed crafts, stain glass art, painting, latch hook, cross stitch, etc., and crossword puzzles, computer games, cooking, and making others happy. Her last years since 1990, were spent battling cancer. Her goal in life was to "make life better for those less fortunate and leave things better than she found them." She was predeceased by her parents and a daughter, Elizabeth Marie Stewart in 1983, her paternal grandparents, Edward and Bessie Millman of Milton and maternal grandparents, Rufus and Ida Rust of Georgetown, and several aunts, uncles and cousins, and a close friend, Pearl Torbert. She was married forty-three years to Raymond P. Stewart Jr. and has a daughter, Catherine Louise Stewart-Pent and her husband Joseph T. Pent. A granddaughter, Julie Marie Pent. Her loving pet Pomeranian, Rascal. Two godchildren, a God-son, Curt Chaffinch of Merchanicsville, Va., a God-daughter, Danielle Poliseno of Dover, three brothers, Howard E. Millman Jr. and wife Shirley of Lewes, Edward R. P. Millman and wife Barbara of Milton, and William D. Millman and wife Joan of Dover and a personal longtime friend, Ruth Ayres. Several nieces and nephews. Uncles, Jessie Millman and Everett Millman of Milton and Robert Millman of Milford and Charles O'Day of Georgetown. Funeral service will be 2 p.m., Monday, in Berry-Short Funeral Home, Main St., Felton. Visitation will be one hour prior. Burial will be in White's Chapel Church, Lewes.