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William C.

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July 13, 1920 – February 4, 2010

Obituary

William C. Calloway, 89, of Delmar, died Thursday, February 4, 2010 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He was born July 13, 1920, on a farm near Delmar, a son of the late Marion Calloway, Sr. and Susie Hastings Calloway. Bill graduated from Delmar, Maryland High School in 1937. After graduation he worked at the Dupont Company. A short time later he joined the Navy where he served on a PT Boat in the South Pacific. Upon returning to Delmar, he bought the Bi-State Printing Company, where he printed a local newspaper called the Bi-State Weekly and did commercial printing. In 1963 he sold the printing business and in 1964 became the Postmaster in Delmar, until his retirement in 1983. He was a member of the American Legion in Delmar, the Delmar VFW Post 8276, the Delmar Masonic Lodge #201, Scottish Rite of Freemasonry and St. Stephen's United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Anne Dickerson Calloway; two daughters and sons in law, Norma and David Hudson of Delmar and Cathy and Paul Wettlaufer of Bel Air, Maryland; five grandchildren, David Hudson, II and his wife Lauren, Daniel Hudson, Paul Hudson, all of Delmar, Dr. Cara Wettlaufer of Nottingham, Md and Kyle Wettlaufer of Bel Air, Md; and one great granddaughter Annabelle Hudson of Delmar. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Marion H. Calloway, Jr. and a sister, Virginia Hand. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. at Short Funeral Home, 13 E. Grove Street in 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. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent in memory of Mr. Calloway to St. Stephen's United Methodist Church, 101 E. State Street, Delmar, DE 19940 or to the Delmar High School Booster Club, c/o Delmar School District, 200 North Eighth Street, Delmar, DE 19940.
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