Mae Joseph (O"Neal) Carpenter, 97

SEAFORD - Mae Joseph (O"Neal) Carpenter of Seaford died Sunday, June 24, 2007, at Genesis Elder Care, Seaford. She was 97.

Born in Seaford, daughter of the late Nellie Wootten and Charles L. O"Neal, she was a seamstress at the former Seaford Shirt Factory, retiring in 1970 after 30 years of service.

She is survived by a sister, Lillie M. Elliott of Seaford; and several nieces.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William J. Carpenter; her first husband, Wilbert Donovan; and three sisters, Mabel Hitchens, Blanche Hastings and Myrtle O"Neal.

Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday in Watson-Yates Funeral Home, Front and King streets, Seaford, where friends may call from 1 to 2 p.m.

Burial will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Seaford.