James Allan Kline

July 11, 1936 - July 31, 2016

James Allan Kline, 80, passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2016 at Manor House in Seaford. He was born July 11, 1936 in Elkton, Maryland, son of the late Marshall C. Kline and Elizabeth Chambers Kline. Jim was a 1954 graduate of Elkton High School. He was employed by the Cecil County Board of Education before serving four years in the United States Coast Guard. While serving in the Coast Guard, he married Suzanne F. Sauro of Fairmont, West Virginia on August 23, 1959. Soon after his discharge, he began employment with Sauro's Dry Cleaners in Fairmont where he stayed for 45 years. The Klines moved to Seaford, DE in 2005 where they became steadfast members of the Manor House Community as well as active members of St. John's United Methodist Church in Seaford. Jim is survived by his wife of 57 years, Suzanne F. Kline; his sister-in-law, Rae Kline of Elkton, Maryland; three nephews: Joseph A. Kline, Kenneth Michael Kline, and Wayne D. Kline; and four grand nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Douglas C. Kline, his daughter, Laura M. Hammack, his son-in-law, Stephen Hammack, and his brother, Marshall C. Kline, Jr. Interment will be held in Fairmont, WV at a later date. Please sign Jim's online guestbook located at this site.