David J. Brummell Sr.

FEDERALSBURG - David J. Brummell Sr., 71, passed away on Monday, Nov. 20, 2006, at the Memorial Hospital at Easton.

He was born Dec. 10, 1934, the son of the late Jerome and Alice Cluff Brummell.

He was a graduate of Lockerman High School in Denton, and had served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War from 1953 to 1955. He was awarded many certificates from the military service.

He was a member of Blake Blaxtton American Legion Post 77 in Easton; a member of the AARP, and was a lifetime member of the Disabled American Veterans.

He was employed by many trucking companies. He enjoyed driving the bus for the Wesleyan Christian School in Denton, and enjoyed his hobbies of hunting and fishing.

He is survived by two daughters, Alice Brummell of Bridgeville, Del., Marilyn Burbage and her husband, Nelson, of Bridgeville; two sons, Maurice Brummell, and his wife, Gee, and Michael Brummell and his wife, Sharon, all of Bear, Del.; two adopted sons, Kevin Brummell and Bradford Bolden, and his wife, Carolyn, all of Easton; a sister, Margaret A. Stanley, of Linkwood; 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; three aunts, Annie Woods, Hilda Hammond and Mary Blake; a daughter-in-law, Terry Brummell of Bridgeville, Del.; a sister-in-law, Marie Brummell of Cambridge, and many nieces, nephews, cousins and other family members.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Bolden Brummell; two sons, David Brummell Jr. and Carlos Brummell, and a brother, James Brummell.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, at the Framptom Funeral Home, PA, in Federalsburg with Minister Jeffrey Butler officiating. Burial will follow at the Eastern Shore Veterans' Cemetery at Beulah. Friends may call at the funeral home on Tuesday from 9 to 11 a.m.