Eileen B. Hastings, age 88, of Delmar, passed away peacefully at the home of her grandson, Dale Bowden and his wife Terry on Thursday, March 22, 2007. She was born on October 11, 1918 in Delmar, Maryland, a daughter of the late Ralph W. Scott and Mabel Jane Lewis. Mrs. Hastings was a homemaker. She is survived by 2 sons, Edwin Jay Hastings and his wife Theresa of Pittsville, MD, and Bruce Gardner Hastings and his wife Susan of Mardela Springs, MD; 2 daughters, Joyce F. Bowden and her husband Roland of Delmar, MD and Charlotte Dinkle of Cambridge, MD; 10 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren, 13 great great grandchildren, 18 step grandchildren, 33 step great grandchildren, 3 step great great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Gardner Harrison Hastings; a daughter, Lois Ann Hastings; two stepsons, Carlton and Paul Hastings; three stepdaughters, Mae Prettyman, Mary Hastings, and Pearl LeCates; a sister, Phyllis Scott Smith; a grandson and two great great grandchildren. Funeral Services will be held on Sunday, March 25, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at Short Funeral Home, 13 E. Grove Street, Delmar, where family and friends may call from 1:00 to 2:00. Interment will follow the services at St. Stephen's Cemetery in Delmar. Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to: Coastal Hospice at the Lake, P.O. Box 1733, Salisbury, MD 21802 or Delaware Hospice, 20167 Office Circle, Georgetown, DE 19947. Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.shortfh.com.