Smethurst, Roberta Mead

Roberta Mead Smethurst age 85 passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2023.

Roberta was born in Wilmington, Delaware on November 30, 1937. Daughter of the late Cole and Thelma Gittman, Roberta was retired from the Cecil Whig in Maryland and spent many years as a seamstress, designing beautiful wedding, christening, and prom gowns for family and friends. She enjoyed traveling to visit her grandchildren as well as volunteering at EP Church.

She is preceded in death by her beloved husband, William James Smethurst, her sons, Steven and Bradley Smethurst and daughter, Robin Burgess. Roberta will be dearly missed by her children, William James Smethurst and Debra Lynne Schreiber, her 11 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren and her sisters Carole Gittman and Betty Roy (Richard).

A viewing will be held on Monday, March 6, 2023 from 9:00-11:00 a.m. at Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Newark, 308 Possum Park Road, Newark, DE 19711 where a service will follow at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be in Gracelawn Memorial Park, 2220 N DuPont Highway, New Castle, DE 19720. To send condolences visit: www.mccreryandharra.com.

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