R. Lester "Les" Ammons, Sr.

R. Lester “Les” Ammons, Sr., 87, of Seaford, died Saturday, December 8, 2007 at his home in Seaford, surrounded by his loving family. He was born December 29, 1919 in Salem, NJ, a son of the late R. Lester Ammons and Myrtle Shepperd Sension. Les played baseball on Delmar town teams before proudly serving his country in the United States Navy during World War II. For over 28 years he worked at E.I. Dupont in Seaford, where he retired as a Fire Inspector at the Plant. He loved hunting and the outdoors, with that came a career in farming, from which he retired in 1985. As his greatest love was baseball, after returning from the War he achieved much success playing for Hebron and Sharptown in the Central Shore League. He was a supporter of the Eastern Shore Baseball Foundation and was honored to be inducted into the Eastern Shore Baseball Hall of Fame on November 18, 1990. He continued his love of sports by playing in softball leagues in Seaford and Salisbury for many years and bowling in the Seaford and Salisbury leagues. As a longtime member of the Seaford Golf & Country Club, he loved golf and played as much as possible until his brief illness. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Bobbie Jo Ammons; a son, Skip Ammons and his wife, Charlotte of Delmar; 3 daughters, Judy Bowen and her husband, Charles of Salisbury, Deena Marie Yale of Bridgeville, and Lisa Lynn Hignutt and her husband, Michael of Seaford; and a sister, Birdie Moodey of Penn’s Grove, NJ. He is also survived by 9 grandchildren, Angie James, Marty Ammons, Sherry O’Connor, Chuck Bowen, Samantha Yale, Austin Carmean, and Dalton, Rachel and Colin Hignutt; and 5 great grandchildren, Stephanie, Megan, Rebecca, Brendan and Kerry. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, December 12, 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, and also Tuesday evening from 7:00 to 9:00. Interment will follow the services at St. Stephen’s Cemetery in Delmar. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in his memory to: The Eastern Shore Baseball Hall of Fame Museum, P.O. Box 2071, Salisbury, MD 21802. Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.shortfh.com.

R. Lester "Les" Ammons, Sr.

December 29, 1919 - December 8, 2007