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Daniels, Pearl M.
Pearl M. Daniels of Clayton, Delaware passed away on Saturday June 19, 2010 at Kent General Hospital in Dover, Delaware.
She was 87.
Mrs. Daniels was born October 30, 1922 in Blackbird, Delaware the daughter of the late David James Morris and Pearl Bedwell Morris.
Pearl worked for the Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill in Smyrna, Delaware for many years before retiring.
She enjoyed dancing in her younger days and going to auctions, and enjoyed gardening.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Charles Fletcher Daniels; a very special friend, Wilson "Bill" Meeks; her step father, Roland Cahall; brothers and sisters, Leonard Morris, Earl Morris, David Morris, Beatrice Webert, Edith Morris, Ralph Cahall, Lewis Cahall, Roland Cahall, and Glen Cahall; a great grandson, Richard "Digger" Hayton; and a great granddaughter, Ashley Nicole Daniels.
She is survived by two daughters, Betty Bailey of Smyrna, and Marie Kreer and her husband Martin of Townsend, Delaware; two sisters, Naomi Daniels of Townsend, and Dorothy Reed of Bear, Delaware; two grandsons, Richard M. Daniels and his wife Robin of Clayton, and Matt Daniels of Smyrna; four granddaughters, Christie Lewis and her husband Chuck of Clayton, Joyce Thomas and her husband Rick of Dover, Roberta Shirley and her husband Joseph of Smyrna, and Holly Dennson and her husband Jason of Dover; 15 great grandchildren; 2 special nieces, Barbara Burris and Dorothy Carey; special nephew, Ernest Webert; and many other nieces and nephews .
Services will be Wednesday June 23, 2010 at 12noon in the Faries Funeral Chapel, 29 South Main Street Smyrna, Delaware where friends may call one hour prior to the services.
Burial will be held in Glenwood Cemetery, Smyrna, Delaware.
Webb, Jr., John A. "Jake"
John A. "Jake" Webb, Jr. of Hartly, Delaware passed away at home on Thursday April 22, 2010 surrounded by his loving family.
He was 84.
Mr. Webb was born July 26, 1925 in Plumtree, North Carolina the son of the late John A. Webb, Sr. and Edna Aldridge Webb.
He served honorably for the United States Merchant Marines.
Mr. Webb worked for many years as a construction superintendent in North East, Maryland.
He was a member of the Hartly United Methodist Church.
Jake was a hard worker who never had a lazy bone in his body. He loved gardening and enjoyed working in his yard and cutting trees for the wood stove. He enjoyed watching college basketball and was a big fan of the North Carolina Tarheels. He also enjoyed following Redskins football.
He always looked forward to spending time with his family, especially during Sunday gatherings. He also loved eating crabs, listening to Blue Grass music and spending his summers in the mountains at his summer home in Crossnore, North Carolina.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Eunice McKinney in 2005.
He is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Ruth Burkman Webb; four daughters, Bev Greene and her husband Ray of Hartly, Shirley Crossley and her husband Ronnie of Hartly, Sharon Grunerud of Hurley, New Mexico, and Sandy Brundage and her husband Ron of Hartly; a son, Jake Webb, III of Hartly; a brother, JB Webb of Crossnore; two sisters, Evelyn Parson and her husband Bill of Hickory, North Carolina, and Kitty Yarber of Crossnore; 9 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be Thursday April 29, 2010 at 11am in the Faries Funeral Chapel, 29 South Main Street, Smyrna, Delaware.
Friends may call Wednesday April 28, 2010 from 6-8 pm in the funeral home.
Burial will be in Sharon Hills Memorial Park, Dover, Delaware.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions be made to the Hartly United Methodist Church, 85 Main St. Hartly, DE 19953, or to the Hartly Volunteer Fire Department, 2898 Arthurville Rd. Hartly, DE 19953, PO BOX 28.
Knotts, Adeline B.
Adeline B. Knotts of Smyrna, Delaware passed away Sunday March 7, 2010 in Bayhealth/Kent General Hospital.
She was 83.
Mrs. Knotts was born July 13, 1926 in Fairlee, Maryland the daughter of the late Pierson and Emma Joyner Bigelow.
She was a homemaker who enjoyed flowers, eating crabs, spending time with children and reading.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James C. Knotts, Sr. in 2002 and a grandson, James Cody Knotts in 1999.
She is survived by her son, J. Crawford Knotts, Jr. and his wife, Cheryl of Smyrna; two grandchildren, Jodie Wood and her husband, Brian and John C. Knotts and two great grandchildren, Matthew and Jace.
Services will be Wednesday March 10, 2010 at 1pm in the Faries Funeral Chapel, 29 South Main Street Smyrna, Delaware where friends may call two hours prior to the services.
Burial will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery Smyrna, Delaware.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions be made to Delaware Hospice, 911 South DuPont Highway Dover, DE 19901 or to the Ladies Aid of Downs Chapel Church.
Arrangements are by Faries Funeral Directors and Crematorium Inc., 29 South Main Street Smyrna, Delaware.
Rippa, Leonard I.
Air Force
Leonard I. Rippa "Len" 82, of Smyrna, DE passed away February 22nd, 2010 from heart failure at Kent General Hospital.
Len was born in St. Petersburg, Fla., on September 19, 1927, the son of the late Hinda (Landfield) and Guss Rippa.
At the age of 17, towards the end of the WWII in 1945, Len enlisted and served honorably in the United States Coast Guard. Len went on to graduate from the University of Alabama with a BA in History, The Air Force Institute of Technology and the United States Air Force Command and Staff College. Len received his Air Force commission in 1950.
Len culminated a distinguished career in the United States Air Force in 1974, after serving in the Pentagon on a joint military/civilian Presidential commission for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve. Among his many awards, Colonel Rippa was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism in Vietnam, and the Legion of Merit for distinguished achievement as a senior staff officer in the United States Air Force. Len also received an Air Force accommodation for his service in the 58th Aerospace Rescue recovery squadron for the Apollo and Gemini aerospace program.
Following his retirement from the United States Air Force he served as Director of Administration of the Defense Manpower Commission, a two-year Presidential study commission from 1974 to 1975.
In addition to his association with executive service, Len had a distinguished career in the public sector. He was appointed Confidential Assistant to the Administrator of the General Services Administration in 1975 during the Ford Presidency.
Mr. Rippa's service at the U.S. Chamber began in 1977 with an appointment as Executive Director of Citizens Choice, the grassroots arm of the U.S. Chamber. His service with the U.S. Chamber was interrupted by a three-year appointment from 1980 to 1983 as head of the Congressional Affairs office of the National Taxpayers Union (NTU), the largest non-partisan association lobbying on behalf of the taxpayer. As Executive Director, he had the responsibility of developing, organizing and implementing the legislative activities of the NTU.
Len returned to the U.S. Chamber in 1983 and was appointed Business Manager. He retired from the U.S. Chamber in 1994 after making a major contribution to the financial well being of the U.S. Chamber.
After his retirement, Len and his wife Lillian Rippa relocated to Smyrna DE where Len continued to use his skills and volunteered his time to help improve his new hometown. Len was elected to the Smyrna Town Council in 2001 and served as Vice Mayor for the three-year term.
Len served as founding President of the Smyrna Main Street Association, which was organized to revitalize the historic downtown district.
As Co-Chair of Smyrna's Capital Campaign and Executive Restoration Committees, Len was actively involved in raising funds to restore the former Smyrna Opera House constructed in 1870. He also served as President of the Smyrna /Clayton Heritage Association.
In his free time, he served on the Board of the Ecological Research and Development Group (ERDG); an Internationally recognized non-profit wildlife conservation organization as their financial advisor.
Although Leonard Rippa had many accomplishments in his lifetime, none could be greater than his accomplishments in the role of husband, father and grandfather. Len was a devoted husband and it was clear to everyone how Len and Lillian Rippa enriched each other's lives in so many ways. Family was everything to Len and came before all else. He was the family advisor, consoler, encourager and educator. Friends could see him walking his grandson home from school everyday for the five years his grandson attended elementary school. He enjoyed taking his grandchildren and great grandchild fishing and often, kept himself busy taking his granddaughter to her many activities.
Len is survived by his loving wife Lillian Rippa of 36 years, his four children, Paul Rippa of New Mexico, Paula Peters and her husband Mike of California, Glenn Gauvry, and his wife Mariko of Little Creek DE, Gayle Moore of Smyrna; grandchildren Jonathan, Jenna, Mason and Julia, great grandchild Gage and extended family. He was predeceased by his parents and by his brothers Peter and Al Rippa.
A funeral service will be held on Friday, February 26th at the Faries Funeral Home, where family and friends can gather from 5-7 p.m. Service will be at 7p.m.
Committal Service will be held at the Arlington Cemetery in Arlington Virginia on March 31st at 9:00 a.m. Leonard Rippa will receive full military honors on this day.
