CLAYTON - Carroll Frank Van Pelt, of Clayton, died on Friday, Oct. 8, 2010, at the Delaware Hospice Center in Milford. He was 88. Mr. Van Pelt was born May 21, 1922, in Smyrna, the son of the late Jay Lee Van Pelt and Anna Robinson Van Pelt. He was very proud to have served his country honorably during World War II in the U.S. Army Air Force. He retired in 1990 as an Automobile and Truck Mechanic after 50 years of work for Rothwells Garage, which is now BCP in Smyrna. He was a member of the American Legion Post 14 and VFW Post 8801, both in Smyrna. Mr. Van Pelt was a hard working dedicated husband and father. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Betty Newcomb and Ethel Mills; and a brother, James Van Pelt. He is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Mary Alice; two sons, James Walls and his wife Sharon of Smyrna, and Donald Van Pelt and daughter-in-law, Peggy Van Pelt, both of Clayton; two daughters, Jodie Burchard and her fiancée, Dick Johnson of Dover, and Brenda Thomas and her companion, Joseph Traina of Logan Township, N.J.; three sisters, Anna Marie Wheatly of Cheswold, Barbara Davis of Elmsworth, Maine, and Nancy Teat of Clayton; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010, in the Faries Funeral Chapel located on 29 S. Main St., Smyrna, where friends may call at 9:30 a.m. Burial will be at Sharon Hills Memorial Park in Dover. In lieu of flowers contributions may be sent to Delaware Hospice, 911 South DuPont Highway, Dover, DE 19904. Condolence letters may be sent by visiting www.fariesfuneralhome.com.