Lillian (Willis) Drebing, age 80, of Lewes, DE, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 12, 2009, at her residence with her loving family by her side. She was born April 13, 1929 in Palestine, WV, daughter of the late Sidney Coleman and Elizabeth (Berkley) Willis.
Mrs. Drebing was devoted to her family and church. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. For many years she oversaw the Altar Guild at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Lewes, DE and she was also a member of the Rolling Meadows Ladies Luncheon Group.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Charles Elender Drebing (1997); 3 sisters: Leona Halloran, Louise Sarver and Jean Shelton; and a brother Harry Willis. She is survived by two daughters, Beverly Joyce King and husband Scott of Manassas, VA and Barbara Drebing Kauffman and husband Neil Kauffman of Swarthmore, PA; two sons, Charles Edward Drebing and wife Susan of Holliston, MA and David Elender Drebing of Lewes; 8 grandchildren; a sister, Helen Batty and a brother Carroll Willis both of Alderson, WV.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, July 19, 12:30 P.M. at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Second & Market Streets, Lewes, DE with the The Reverend Carlyle Gill officiating; interment will follow at St. Peter's Cemetery, Pilottown Road, Lewes. Friends may call on Saturday, July 18, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Atkins-Lodge Chapel, 16961 Kings Highway, Lewes (www.parsellfuneralhomes.com)
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to St. Peter's Episcopal Church at the address noted above.
Mrs. Drebing was devoted to her family and church. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. For many years she oversaw the Altar Guild at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Lewes, DE and she was also a member of the Rolling Meadows Ladies Luncheon Group.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Charles Elender Drebing (1997); 3 sisters: Leona Halloran, Louise Sarver and Jean Shelton; and a brother Harry Willis. She is survived by two daughters, Beverly Joyce King and husband Scott of Manassas, VA and Barbara Drebing Kauffman and husband Neil Kauffman of Swarthmore, PA; two sons, Charles Edward Drebing and wife Susan of Holliston, MA and David Elender Drebing of Lewes; 8 grandchildren; a sister, Helen Batty and a brother Carroll Willis both of Alderson, WV.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, July 19, 12:30 P.M. at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Second & Market Streets, Lewes, DE with the The Reverend Carlyle Gill officiating; interment will follow at St. Peter's Cemetery, Pilottown Road, Lewes. Friends may call on Saturday, July 18, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Atkins-Lodge Chapel, 16961 Kings Highway, Lewes (www.parsellfuneralhomes.com)
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to St. Peter's Episcopal Church at the address noted above.
Lillian (Willis) Drebing, age 80, of Lewes, DE, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 12, 2009, at her residence with her loving family by her side. She was born April 13, 1929 in Palestine, WV, daughter of the late Sidney Coleman and Elizabeth (Berkley) Willis.
Mrs. Drebing was devoted to her family and church. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. For many years she oversaw the Altar Guild at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Lewes, DE and she was also a member of the Rolling Meadows Ladies Luncheon Group.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Charles Elender Drebing (1997); 3 sisters: Leona Halloran, Louise Sarver and Jean Shelton; and a brother Harry Willis. She is survived by two daughters, Beverly Joyce King and husband Scott of Manassas, VA and Barbara Drebing Kauffman and husband Neil Kauffman of Swarthmore, PA; two sons, Charles Edward Drebing and wife Susan of Holliston, MA and David Elender Drebing of Lewes; 8 grandchildren; a sister, Helen Batty and a brother Carroll Willis both of Alderson, WV.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, July 19, 12:30 P.M. at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Second & Market Streets, Lewes, DE with the The Reverend Carlyle Gill officiating; interment will follow at St. Peter's Cemetery, Pilottown Road, Lewes. Friends may call on Saturday, July 18, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Atkins-Lodge Chapel, 16961 Kings Highway, Lewes (www.parsellfuneralhomes.com)
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to St. Peter's Episcopal Church at the address noted above.
Mrs. Drebing was devoted to her family and church. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. For many years she oversaw the Altar Guild at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Lewes, DE and she was also a member of the Rolling Meadows Ladies Luncheon Group.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Charles Elender Drebing (1997); 3 sisters: Leona Halloran, Louise Sarver and Jean Shelton; and a brother Harry Willis. She is survived by two daughters, Beverly Joyce King and husband Scott of Manassas, VA and Barbara Drebing Kauffman and husband Neil Kauffman of Swarthmore, PA; two sons, Charles Edward Drebing and wife Susan of Holliston, MA and David Elender Drebing of Lewes; 8 grandchildren; a sister, Helen Batty and a brother Carroll Willis both of Alderson, WV.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, July 19, 12:30 P.M. at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Second & Market Streets, Lewes, DE with the The Reverend Carlyle Gill officiating; interment will follow at St. Peter's Cemetery, Pilottown Road, Lewes. Friends may call on Saturday, July 18, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Atkins-Lodge Chapel, 16961 Kings Highway, Lewes (www.parsellfuneralhomes.com)
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to St. Peter's Episcopal Church at the address noted above.
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