Rhea M. Longstreet, 80

SEAFORD - Rhea M. Longstreet, passed away on Monday, Oct. 27, 2008 in Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford. She was 80. Rhea was born in Matawan, N.J., a son of the late Marshall and Edna Longstreet. Mr. Longstreet proudly served his country in the United States Navy during World War II. He was a lifelong member of the Matawan Borough Hook and Ladder Fire Department serving as chief in 1961. He was also a retired Post Master in Morganville, N.J. He was a member of Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church in Seaford. He was preceded in death by a grandson, A.J. Longstreet; and his sisters, Ruth Maughler and Bette Jean Hermann. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Jean Brown Longstreet; a son and daughter-in-law, Alan and Susan Longstreet, of Bridgeville; his daughter and son-in-law, Nancy Longstreet Raisch and Jeffery Raisch, of Cliffwood Beach, N.J.; a daughter, Ann Longstreet Carson of Seaford; nine grandchildren, David and Daniel Raisch, Keri Torbert, Justin, Ryan and Evan Longstreet, Sara, Stephen and Katelyn Carson; and two great-grandchildren, Joshua and Reagan Marie Torbert. A Funeral Service was 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 31, 2008 at Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church, 315 High St., Seaford. A viewing was held Thursday evening at the Hannigan, Short, Disharoon Funeral Home, 700 West St., Laurel. Burial took place in Old Tennent Cemetery in New Jersey.