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terson McKay 98, of Lewes and Hockessin died on Oct. 28, 2013. He was the son of the late Dr. John Finlayson McKay and Jeanette (Patterson) McKay of Grand Forks North Dakota. He was a 1934 graduate from Bowesmont High School in North Dakota.

There were five people in his graduating class and they received publicity in 2007 for all being alive and over the age of 90. He then attended the University of North Dakota, joined Phi Delta Theta and was their president in his senior year. He received his bachelors degree in chemical engineering. He then attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology and graduated in 1940 with his masters degree. He was hired by the DuPont Company and had a number of assignments at the Chambers Works.

One significant assignment was the Manhattan Project. A number of promotions followed and he retired as works engineer after 35 years of service in 1975. He became active in politics, serving as a representative district chairman before being elected to the Delaware House of Representatives in 1974. While serving for eight years, he was elected the Republican Minority Whip and worked on and chaired a number of committees. He was noted for his conservative position on "taxpayer's money" expenditures.

He was president of the Deerhurst Civic Association and the West Farm Maintenance Corporation and helped organize the Kennett Pike Association. He was a member of the DuPont Country Club, Rehoboth Beach Country Club and the Lewes Yacht Club, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and the American Chemical Society. In 1946, he married Julia Ann "Judy" Patterson, a native of Wilmington and built a home in West Farm, Greenville, residing there for 25 years and raising their three sons. After retiring from DuPont and the Legislature, they spent 16 winters at John's Island in Vero Beach, and the summers in Lewes. After selling their condo in Florida, they moved to Cokesbury Village in Hockessin for the winters and still spent summers in Lewes.

He is survived by his loving wife of 67 years, Julia Ann (Patterson) McKay, three sons; John Patterson McKay Jr. and his wife, Linda, Richard Garrett McKay and his wife, Robin, all of Hockessin and James Patterson McKay and his wife, Janet, of Hudson, Ohio; three grandsons, Richard "Garrett" McKay Jr. of Hockessin, Jonathon David McKay of Columbus, Ohio, and Jason David McKay of Phoenix, and one brother, George James McKay of Fargo, N.D. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by two sisters, Iola and Flora. Services were held.

The family suggests memorial contributions to Trinity Episcopal Church, 1108 N. Adams Street, Wilmington, 19899 or St. Peter Episcopal Church, Second Market Street, Lewes, Del. 19958. Continued from Page 49 Kirk, of Lincoln and their three children, Jazmyne, Reece and Chad who were like grandchildren to her and a sister, Margaret Lovelace of Bedford, Va.

She will be sorely missed by Ginger, Kirk and their children. All services will be private. Mary B. Markland Hatfield LEWES Mary B. "Betty" Markland Hatfield, of Angola By The Bay in Lewes, formerly of Boothwyn, died suddenly on Friday, Oct.

25, 2013, surrounded by her family. She was born Nov. 14, 1923, in Chester, Pa. She was raised and educated by Norman and Mary Butler in Andrewsville, Del. She was a graduate of Greenwood High School in Greenwood and Goldey-Beacom Business College in Wilmington.

She was employed as a secretary by DuPont Co. in Seaford. She married the late Abner N. Markland in 1943 and moved to Boothwyn, Pa. where she resigned to become a devoted homemaker and mother.

She was a lifelong member of Faith Community Church in Brookhaven, and a member of Conley's United Methodist Church in Lewes. She is survived by her son, Thomas Christopher Markland and his wife, Barbara, of Chadds Ford, her daughter, Ta-mara L. (Markland) Knox and her husband, Michael, of Boothwyn, two grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; two a sister, Pauline M. Shepard of Newark and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Jeanne A.

Markland in 1945; her two husbands, Abner N. Markland in 1992 and Luther P. Hatfield in 2005. Services were held. Memorial gifts may be sent to Conley's United Methodist Church at 33106 Jolyns Way, Lewes, Del.

19958. Carroll J. Mears FRANKFORD Carroll J. Mears, 77, of Frank-ford, died on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013, at his home surrounded by his loving family.

He was born in Frank-ford son of the late, Lemuel and Madeline (Hudson) Mears. Carroll was a retired Transportation Manager for Showell Farms. He was a member of the Delaware Masonic Lodge No. 37 in Dagsboro and an honorary member of the Frankford Volunteer Fire Company. He is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Helen Mae (Moore) Mears; children, C.J.

Mears and his wife, Sherry, Steve Mears and his wife, Pam, and Patrick Mears, all of Frankford; five grandchildren, Jessica, Eric, Kyle, Kellie and Steve and two greatgrandchildren, Karson and Korie Mears. He is also survived by a sister, Bonnie Cathell and her husband Eddie. Services were held. Memorial donations may be made to Delaware Hospice Center, 100 Patriots Way, Milford, Del. 19963.

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