Lelia Marie Towers' Obituary
Lelia Marie Towers, formerly of Federalsburg, MD, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007 at Seaford Center Genesis HealthCare in Seaford, DE. She was 95 years old.
She was born July 10, 1912 in Federalsburg, and was the daughter of the late William Curtis Andrew and Elizabeth Poole Andrew.
She was married to Earl Madison Towers and they owned and operated a general store at American Corner for 5 years before moving to the family farm near Friendship where they lived for over 50 years. She worked for the former Fox’s Store in Federalsburg. She was a member of Friendship Community Church near Federalsburg, and had attended the Bethlehem Wesleyan Church near Preston.
She is survived by a son, Earl M. Towers, Jr. and his wife, Susan, of Seaford, three granddaughters, Michelle Nibblett and her husband Rick, of Seaford, Tina T. Norcross of Newark , DE, and Heather Turssline and her husband, John, of Ocean View, DE, five great-grandchildren, Tiffani, Micah, Dylan, Johnny and Olivia, and many nieces and nephews. Her husband of almost 60 years, Earl M. Towers, Sr., preceded her in death on Dec. 6, 1993, as did two sisters, Minnie E. Warren and Edith Howard, and three brothers, William Andrew, Carlton Andrew and Alfonzo Andrew.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at the Framptom Funeral Home in Federalsburg, MD with Rev. Michael Hopkins officiating, with Dr. Christian Jensen assisting. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery in Federalsburg. Friends may call at the funeral home from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
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