Carole Anne (Calvert) Lee, 68, of Smyrna passed away on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010 with her family by her side. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, Jan. 28 at 11 a.m. at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 22 N. Union Street, Smyrna, where family and friends may visit Wednesday evening, Jan. 27 from 7-9 p.m. Interment will be at St. Anne’s Cemetery in Middletown.

Constance Kathleen Brenda Ives Faulkner of Smyrna, Delaware, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010. She was 86. Services will be Saturday, Jan. 23 at 11 a.m., in St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 22 North Union Street, Smyrna. Burial will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Smyrna.

Delsie M. Bessinger, of Kenton, formerly of Smyrna, passed away on Saturday January 16, 2010. She was 96. Services will be held Sunday, Jan. 24 at 1 p.m., at Matthews-Bryson Funeral Home, 123 W. Commerce Street, Smyrna, where friends may call at noon. Burial will be in Templeville Cemetery, Templeville, MD.

Arlene M. Lowman of Smyrna, Delaware, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family and friends on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010 following a courageous five-year battle with ovarian cancer. She was 68. Catholic services will be Friday, Jan. 22 at 11 a.m., in the Faries Funeral Chapel, 29 South Main Street, Smyrna, where friends may call Thursday evening, Jan. 21 from 7 to 9 p.m. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery, Smyrna.

WM Ray “Killer” Cannon of Woodland Beach, Delaware, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010. He was 52. Burial and services will be private.

Donna Toumey Noel of Smyrna, Delaware, passed away Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010 in Bayhealth-Milford Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her loving family and friends. She was 58. Services will be Thursday, Jan. 21 at 11 a.m., in the Smyrna Wesleyan Church, 433 West Commerce Street, Smyrna, where friends may call one hour prior to the services. Friends may also call Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m., in the Faries Funeral Chapel, 29 South Main Street, Smyrna. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery, Smyrna.

Clara Z. Cameron, 88, of Longview in Ithaca, NY, formerly of Smyrna, died on Jan. 2, 2010. She was born March 10, 1921, to George and Clara Zink of Stratford, CT. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Jan. 30 at 2 p.m., at Longview, the retirement community where she and Don have resided for the past six years.

James Timmons of Clayton passed away Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010 in the Milford Hospice Center.He was 67. Services will be Monday, Jan. 11 at 1 p.m., in the Faries Funeral Chapel, 29 South Main Street, Smyrna, where friends may call one hour prior to the services. Burial will be in Townsend Cemetery, Townsend.

Jess Czetli Sr., 91, formerly of Parkesburg, Pa., passed away at his home in Clayton, Del., on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010. The Funeral Service will be held on Monday, Jan. 11 at 11 a.m., at the Wilde Funeral Home, 434 Main Street, Parkesburg, Pa., followed by interment in the Glen Run Cemetery of Atglen. Family and friends are also invited to attend the viewing, which will be held from 10 to 11 a.m.

Michael Woodstock of Smyrna passed away on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010 in his home with his wife by his side. He was 76. Memorial services will be held Friday, Jan. 8 at 7 p.m., at Grace Point Church of God, 5254 Dupont Parkway, northbound Route 13, just north of the Smyrna Rest Area.

Elva Clough departed this life peacefully on December 31, 2009 at Bayhealth Medical Center in Dover with her daughter holding her hand. She was 82. A graveside service will be held Thursday, January 7 at 1 p.m., at the Sharon Hills Memorial Garden in Dover.

Lillian Phyllis Legar, 86, died Tuesday, December 29, 2009 in the Silver Lake Center, Dover, where she had been a resident since 1991. Services will be Saturday, January 2, 2010 at 1 p.m., in the Faries Funeral Chapel, 29 South Main Street, Smyrna, where friends may call one hour prior to the services. Burial will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Smyrna.

Minnie “Gertie” Chase of Clayton passed away at home Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009. She was 90.

The soul of a unique and dear man left this earth, Monday, December 21, 2009. A son, a brother, a husband, a father, a colleague, and a friend, Peder Hansen will be missed by all who knew and loved him. A celebration of his life will be held Sunday, Dec.  27 at 3 p.m., at Torbert Funeral Chapel South, 1145 E. Lebanon Road (Rt.10), Dover. Friends may call from 1 to 3 p.m.

Lillian Petriello of Smyrna, Delaware passed away Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009 in the Franciscan Care Center at Brackenville, Hockessin, Delaware. She was 91. Mass of Christian Burial will be offered Wednesday, Dec. 23 at 10 a.m., in St. Polycarp Roman Catholic Church, 135 Ransom Lane, Smyrna, Delaware. Friends may call Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m., in the Faries Funeral Chapel, 29 South Main Street, Smyrna. Burial will be in the Holy Cross Chapel Mausoleum, North Arlington, New Jersey.