CLIFFORD JAMES "Pop" BREEDING

Age 92, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, January 6, 2007.

Mr. Breeding was born in Hickman, DE to the late James A. and Edith Brown Breeding. Cliff was employed by the Sun Oil Company, Marcus Hook, PA for 31 years (retiring) in 1971. He then went directly to work for Alfred A. Mousley, then for Wilson T. Davis & son, and 19 years for Breeding & Day, retiring in 2000 at age 85. After the accomplishment of building their home of 55 years on Foulk Rd., he enjoyed fox hunting on horseback in his earlier years and fishing, gardening, bowling, and spending time with all his many friends at Delaware Veterans. He was an avid traveler, traveling with his wife, Helen, to 48 states, England, Germany, Hawaii, Mexico, and Canada. Cliff was a member of Granite-Corinthian Lodge #34, AF & AM, and Chester Bethel United Methodist Church.

He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Helen Talley Breeding; his son and daughter-in-law, Cliff and Beverly; 2 daughters, Nancy Cloud and Bonnie Winward and fiance, Edward Harvey; his brother, Lou (Elsie); his sister, Mildred Scone; 9 grandchildren, Debbie D'Marco, Jim Cloud, Brett Breeding (Ginny), Dawn Talley (Jack), Kim Handy, Stacy Anderson (Bob), and Ashley, Kacie, and Cierra Breeding; 13 great-grandchildren; 3 great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his sisters, Pauline Poole and Josephine Burke. Pop will be dearly missed by all who knew him.

A viewing for Cliff was held at 10 am, Thursday, January 11, at the MCCRERY MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME, 3924 Concord Pike, Talleyville (Route 202, south of Silverside Rd.), where a Masonic service was held at 11:15 am, and the funeral service was held at 11:30 am. Interment followed at Chester Bethel Cemetery.