CAMDEN - Viola Pearce Willey, died Friday July 6, 2012, at Country Rest Home in Greenwood. She had been a recent resident of State Street Assisted Living in Dover. Mrs. Willey was born June 24, 1923 in Wisconsin, to the late Vernon Brooks Pearce and Viola May Sullivan Pearce. She moved to Delaware in 1940 with her family, and graduated from Milford High School in 1941. Mrs. Willey worked for Dr. John Baker in Milford for many years before retiring and moving to Dover in 1967. She was an active member for many years at Christ Episcopal Church in Milford and of St. James Anglican Church in Georgetown. She was a very devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. Mrs. Willey had many friends and numerous hobbies, including genealogy, gardening and needlepoint. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 70 years, Horace B. Willey in September 2011; her son, Terry Willey in 2005; and her brother, William Brooks Pearce in 1988. She is survived by her daughter, Vernell Abella and her husband Michael, of Dover; grandchildren, Melody Abella Wyatt and her husband Brian of, Arlington, Va, Dr. Holly Smith and her husband Michael, of Magnolia, Lt. Col. Steven Willey, of Smyrna and David Willey of Arlington, Va.; great-granddaughters, Leah Willey and Faith Smith; and nephew, Brad Pearce and his wife Jeannie, of Dover. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, July 8, 2012, at Calvary Assembly of God Church, 1141 E. Lebanon Road (Rt.10), Dover. Friends may call from 1:30. Interment will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Camden. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions be made to Harvest Years Senior Center, 30 South St., Camden, DE 19934. Letters of condolence may be sent and guestbook signed at www.torbertfuneral.com.