Wesley F. 'Shorty' Wooten, 88

SEAFORD - Wesley F. "Shorty" Wooten of Seaford died Friday, Jan. 18, 2008, at home. He was 88.

Mr. Wooten was born in Fort Myers, Fla., and moved to Seaford in 1996.

He was a retired painter.

Mr. Wooten was an Army veteran of World War II, serving in the 3rd Battalion 469th Infantry.

After his discharge from the Army he joined the Florida National Guard and served there until 1959.

Mr. Wooten was a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2444 and the American Legion Post 38.

His wife, Edna M. Wooten, died in 1995.

He is survived by two daughters, Jean Crowder and her husband Larry, with whom he lived in Seaford, and Charlene Pardo and her husband Don Abberger of Fort Myers; three grandchildren, Anita Lineweaver-Kinnikin of Laurel, Alan L. Fogleman Jr. of Seaford and Mark A. Pardo of Fort Myers; two great-grandchildren, Cody L. Lineweaver and Alan K. Fogleman; a brother, Delmar "Bud" Wooten of Fort Myers; and a sister, Mayabel Orr of Henderson, N.C.

Funeral services and burial will be private in Fort Myers.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to Delaware Hospice, 20167 Office Circle, Georgetown, DE 19947.

Arrangements by the Cranston Funeral Home, Seaford.