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Orpha Webb Ashton
Posted 7/22/10
Orpha Webb Ashton, 87 MILFORD - Orpha Webb Ashton, 87, of Milford, died July 22, 2010, at the Delaware Hospice Center, Milford. Mrs. Ashton was born in Milford, the daughter of the late Lucius C. and …
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Orpha Webb Ashton
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Orpha Webb Ashton, 87 MILFORD - Orpha Webb Ashton, 87, of Milford, died July 22, 2010, at the Delaware Hospice Center, Milford. Mrs. Ashton was born in Milford, the daughter of the late Lucius C. and Alice (Robbins) Webb. She assisted her husband Grover with the operation of Millsboro Pharmacy, which they owned and operated from 1961 until 1971. They then opened Barbara Gayle Hallmark Gallery operating in Georgetown from 1971 until 1974. She was a member of the Avenue United Methodist Church, a member of the Avenue United Methodist Church Womens Society, Naomi Circle, Tuesday morning Bible Study, a member of the Beta Sigma Phi Beta Master Chapter and the Piecemakers Quilters Guild. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Kathryn I. Webb; and a brother, L. Robbins Webb. She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Grover N. Ashton; a daughter, Barbara Gayle Alexander of Shepherdstown, W.Va.; a son, Stephen G. Ashton, of San Diego, Calif.; a granddaughter, Bethany Leigh Alexander of Shepherdstown, W.Va.; and a sister, Margaret Osborne, of Dover. Memorial services were 11 a.m., Tuesday, July 27, 2010, at Avenue United Methodist Church, 20 N. Church Street, Milford. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the Avenue United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, 20 N. Church Street, Milford, DE 19963; or Delaware Hospice, 100 Patriots Way, Milford, DE 19963. Arrangements by Lofland Funeral Home, Milford.