Vicki D. Stewart, 56

ELLENDALE - Vicki D. Stewart, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008, in Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, Seaford. She was 56. She was employed for many years as a manager for Bank's Dairy Market and Shore Stop in Bridgeville, and was a worker at Del-Agra. She worked 21 years with Perdue Farms in Georgetown, in various positions until she retired out for medical reasons. She loved to read books, clip coupons to save money, spend long hours on the beach, and do anything she could do for her family and friends to keep them happy and healthy. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Hazel Layfield Priestley, of Bridgeville; a nephew, Donald C. Tunis, of Bridgeville; maternal grandmother, Minnie Phillips Beach; and paternal grandparents, H.C. "Dutch" and Elizabeth Priestley. She is survived by one son, William V. Stewart III and wife Christy, of Bridgeville; grandchildren, Ashley Stewart, Jessica Stewart and Kyle Glime, all of Seaford, and Zach Thomas and Heather Thomas, both of Hurlock, Md.; sisters, Brenda Priestley Tunis, and Pam Priestley Bitler and husband Robert, all of Ellendale; stepmother, Sandy Calloway Priestley Keen, of Bridgeville; stepsister, Teresa Priestley, of Philadelphia, Pa., and Curtis Priestley, of Salem, N.J.; nieces, Dawn Tunis LeCates and husband Douglas, of Seaford, Nikki Bitler, of Bridgeville, and Kayla Walker, of Philadelphia, Pa.; nephews, Kyle Bitler, of Bridgeville, Tyler and Adam Bitler, of Ellendale, D'Andre Walker, of Philadelphia, Pa., and Curtis Priestley Jr., of Salem, N.J.; and great-nieces, Brandy Morean Johnson, Natallie LeCates, and Chelsea LeCates, all of Seaford. Funeral Services will be 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 26, 2008 at the Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Hardesty Chapel, 202 Laws St., Bridgeville, where friends may call one hour prior to services. Burial will follow the services in Bridgeville Cemetery, Bridgeville. In lieu of flowers, contributions are suggested to the American Heart Association, 1151 Walker Road, Suite 202, Dover, DE 19901.