Harold Alexander Sheets Jr., served on school boards
Harold Alexander Sheets Jr., 65, of Bridgeville, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017, at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital. He was born in Easton, Md., Thursday, Sept. 13, 1951, son of the late Harold A Sheets Sr. and Elsie Sheets.
In 1969, Mr. Sheets graduated as his class valedictorian at Colonel Richardson in Federalsburg, Md. In his career as office manager he was a dedicated and loyal employee at Comfort Inc. from 1973-88 and at George Sherman Corporation from November 1988 until his passing.
His community life included being a member on the Woodbridge School District Board from 1991-98, and held the presidency in 1996 and 1997. He was also a member of the school board at the Jefferson School in Georgetown, where he served as treasurer from July 2005 until June 2014.
Some of the greatest blessings and pleasures in his life was traveling with his wife around the Caribbean, Ireland and the East Coast of the United States from Maine to the Caribbean.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Sheets is preceded in death by his brother, Gary Sheets. Mr. Sheets is survived by his loving wife of 45 years, Karen Patricia (Merritt) Sheets; his children, Suzanne Smith, Kevin Sheets, Nancy Kralik and husband Carl, and Jennifer Sheets; his grandchildren: Jazmyne, Mya and Couri Smith, Lyndsey and Peyton Sheets, Emily and Scott Kralik, and Jalen and Mason Powell; his siblings: Shirley Mattox, Glenn Lee Seacrest, and Donna Towers and husband Wayne.
Funeral Services will be held this Saturday, Aug. 19, at 3 p.m., at Union United Methodist Church, 2 N Laws St., Bridgeville, where friends may call beginning at 1 p.m. Burial will follow services at Bridgeville Cemetery.
Arrangements are being handled by Parsell Funeral Homes and Crematorium, Hardesty Chapel, Bridgeville.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Mr. Sheets' name to Woodbridge School District, ATTN: Superintendent's Office, 16359 Sussex Highway, Bridgeville, DE 19933, or to the Jefferson School, 22051 Wilson Road, Georgetown, DE 19947.
Please visit Mr. Sheets' Life Memorial Webpage and sign his online guestbook at www.parsellfuneralhomes.com.
