Hattie Bernetta Puckham, 69 LAUREL - After 15 courageous years battling Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) also known as "Lou Gehrig's Disease," with her family by her bedside, Hattie Bernetta Puckham, quietly and peacefully submitted to the "Will of Almighty God" on Thursday, June 17, 2010. Hattie was 69. She was born in Laurel on April 10, 1941, to the late Richard and Anna Louise Cooper. Hattie attended Paul Laurence Dunbar School in Laurel, William C. Jason Comprehensive High School in Georgetown, and Delaware State College in Dover. Hattie was a lifetime member of New Zion United Methodist Church in Laurel where she was also baptized. On April 26, 1963, she was joined in Holy Matrimony to Eugene Bernard Puckham. To this union are four children, Victor, Tamar (Tammy), Forrest, and Anna (Amy). When her children entered school, Hattie worked as a Teacher's Aide with the Laurel School District and then Kraft General Foods in Dover. She was later employed with the DuPont Plant in Seaford for 22 years where she operated the RDA machine. It was while working at DuPont when she was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's Disease forcing her into an early retirement. She leaves precious memories with her devoted caregiver and husband, Eugene B. Puckham; two sons, Victor (Iris) Puckham, and Forrest (Verdine) Puckham; and two daughters, Tammy (John) Williams, and Amy (Tyrone) Handy. Funeral services will be noon, Wednesday, June 2, at the United Deliverance Bible Center 532 West 7th Street, Laurel. There will be a viewing prior to the service from 10 a.m. to noon. In lieu of flowers, any donations should be made to the ALS Association. Send to 409 Center Street, Laurel, DE 19956. Arrangements are being handled by Bennie Smith Funeral Home, Seaford. Letters of condolences may be sent and guest book may be signed at www.benniesmithfuneralhome.com.