Phillip Howard Foskey

Phillip Howard Foskey, 60, of Delmar, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, September 20, 2008, after fighting a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born December 28, 1947 in Delmar, a son of Lina A. (Mitchell) Foskey of Delmar and the late Roland H. Foskey. Phil was affectionately known to his family as “Bud” and “Fatman” to his buddies and good friends. Everyone will always remember his sense of humor, as he would smilingly crack a joke while chewing on the end of his unlit cigar. Phil was a 1964 graduate of Delmar High School and proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corps for 4 years in Vietnam. He was a member of the Delmar VFW, Post 8276. He loved fishing and playing cards and dice with his buddies and family. He did masonry work by trade. He is survived by his loving and caring mother, Lina A. Foskey; Four brothers, John Foskey and his wife Michelle, Marty Foskey and his wife Peggy, all of Laurel, Victor Foskey of Delmar and Roger Foskey and his fiancée Kara Turner of Seaford; Five sisters, Phyllis Townsend and her husband Edward of Willards, Sue Warner and her husband Danny of Laurel, Carolyn Campbell and her husband Frank of Berlin, Judy Elliott and her husband David of Laurel and Mary Jane Horseman and her husband Gary, Jr. of Delmar. He is also survived by a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews, all living in the local area and Arizona and Ohio. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by an infant sister, Brenda Faye Foskey; grandparents John and Lula Foskey and Ben and Grace Mitchell; a nephew, “Little Marty” Foskey; a great niece, Monroe Tidwell; and a sister in law, Jeannetta Foskey. Many thanks to his Uncle Elwood and Aunt Emma Jean Driscoll of Delmar and a kind and special friend, “Combat” Albert Atkinson of Seaford. Also to the kind and caring staff of Compassionate Care Hospice of Dagsboro and Griswold Special Care of Lewes, Janet Turner and all other caregivers. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, September 25, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. at Short Funeral Home, 13 E. Grove Street, Delmar, where a visitation will be held on Wednesday evening from 7:00 to 8:30. The Reverend Edward Townsend, Jr. will officiate. Interment will follow at Melson’s Cemetery in Delmar. Memorial contributions may be made in his memory to Compassionate Care Hospice, 31038 Country Garden Blvd., Suite D2, Country Gardens – US 113, Dagsboro, DE 19939, or to the New Covenant Fellowship Church, 8917 Bi-State Blvd., Delmar, MD 21875. Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.shortfh.com

Phillip Howard Foskey

December 28, 1947 - September 20, 2008