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Earl C. Willey
Posted 12/8/07
Earl C. 'Dugan' Willey BRIDGEVILLE - Earl C. "Dugan" Willey, of Bridgeville, passed away quietly on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007, in Genesis Elder Care, Milford. Earl was the last survivor of seven …
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Earl C. Willey
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Earl C. 'Dugan' Willey
BRIDGEVILLE - Earl C. "Dugan" Willey, of Bridgeville, passed away quietly on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007, in Genesis Elder Care, Milford.
Earl was the last survivor of seven children born into the family of Thomas C. and Martha Passwaters Willey of Greenwood.
He married Gladys Elizabeth Johnson of Greenwood in 1932.
Earl and his brother Lester operated Willey's Barber Shop in Bridgeville for 53 years.
He continued to barber for 13 years after Lester's death.
Earl was a founding member of the Bridgeville Breakfast Club and a former president and member of the Bridgeville Lions Club.
He served on the Bridgeville Town Commission for 26 years and was a former member of the Delaware State Barbers Board.
Earl was a big sports fan, especially baseball, having played in the old Eastern Shore League when he was a younger man.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by four children, Harry, Anna Mae, Jon and Lester; 14 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren.
Services will be 11 a.m. Monday in Union United Methodist Church, Laws and Market streets, Bridgeville, where friends may call one hour prior.
The Rev. Dale Brown will officiate.
Burial will be in Bridgeville Cemetery, Bridgeville.
Arrangements by Watson-Yates Funeral Home, Seaford.
BRIDGEVILLE - Earl C. "Dugan" Willey, of Bridgeville, passed away quietly on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007, in Genesis Elder Care, Milford.
Earl was the last survivor of seven children born into the family of Thomas C. and Martha Passwaters Willey of Greenwood.
He married Gladys Elizabeth Johnson of Greenwood in 1932.
Earl and his brother Lester operated Willey's Barber Shop in Bridgeville for 53 years.
He continued to barber for 13 years after Lester's death.
Earl was a founding member of the Bridgeville Breakfast Club and a former president and member of the Bridgeville Lions Club.
He served on the Bridgeville Town Commission for 26 years and was a former member of the Delaware State Barbers Board.
Earl was a big sports fan, especially baseball, having played in the old Eastern Shore League when he was a younger man.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by four children, Harry, Anna Mae, Jon and Lester; 14 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren.
Services will be 11 a.m. Monday in Union United Methodist Church, Laws and Market streets, Bridgeville, where friends may call one hour prior.
The Rev. Dale Brown will officiate.
Burial will be in Bridgeville Cemetery, Bridgeville.
Arrangements by Watson-Yates Funeral Home, Seaford.
