Sylvia Mae Fleshman, Beebe Healthcare retiree

Mrs. Sylvia Mae Fleshman, 86, of Millsboro, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023.  

She was born in Berlin, Md., Jan. 9, 1937, to the late John and Margaret Rocker. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her first husband, Renzie Wilkerson, in 1972; her second husband, Albert Fleshman, in 2017; a young sister, D. Rocker; a son, Frank Wilkerson, in 2013; and grandsons, Fhillip J. Wilkerson and James “Shorty” Wilkerson.

Sylvia retired from Beebe Healthcare in 1999, where she worked as a dietary supervisor for over 20 years. After retirement, she volunteered at Christian Storehouse in Millsboro and Sussex Pregnancy Center in Georgetown. Sylvia was an active member of Blackwater Fellowship Church. She enjoyed attending church functions, cooking, crocheting, and spending time with her family and friends. She was a kind and loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend who will be dearly missed by all who knew her.

She is survived by three children, Burt Wilkerson (Linda) of Snow Hill, Md., David Wilkerson (Loretta) of Fruitland, Md., and Sylvia Casteel (Greg) of Vista, Calif.; along with two brothers, John Rocker of Florida and Robert Rocker; and a sister, Linda Gray, also of Florida. She was blessed with 15 grandchildren, as well as numerous great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, extended family, and friends.

Services will be private.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations in Sylvia’s memory to Blackwater Fellowship Church, P.O. Box 549, Frankford, DE  19945.

Visit Sylvia’s Life Memorial webpage and sign her online guestbook at watsonfh.com.