Lenora M. Westerman

October 30, 1933 - August 23, 2017

Lenora M. Westerman, age 83, of Blades, DE, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Vienna, WV, on Monday, October 30, 1933, daughter of the late Emmett R. Halfhill and Effie V. (Davis) Halfhill. Mrs. Westerman worked for several years at Mountaire in Selbyville before continuing onto the Laurel Senior Center for 15 plus years. In addition to this, she was a homemaker raising her many children and grandchildren. In her free time, she loved crocheting blankets, fuzzy puzzles, crossword puzzles, westerns and watching family feud. Mrs. Westerman also was a woman of strong faith, up until the very end when she couldn’t make it to church anymore, she still kept her faith and watched her Sunday church programs on tv. Mrs. Westerman was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, great-great grandmother, sister, and dear friend. She was the true matriarch of the family and will be missed by all. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Harry Wilbur Seymore, Sr; her step-daughter, Thelma Morris; her three brothers, Emmet, Johnny and Tearo: and her one sister, Eva. She is survived by her eight children: Billy Halfhill and his wife Lily of Richmond, VA, Robert Seymore and his wife Kathy of Chester, WV, Harry Seymore, Jr. of Westgate, VA, Tammy Seymore of Seaford, DE, Peggy Howard and her husband George of Salisbury, MD, Teresa O’Neal and her husband Randy of Laurel, DE, Sunshine Howard and her wife Sarah of Baltimore, MD, and Benjamin Willis of Laurel, DE; her goddaughter, Lisa Summers of Blades, DE; her four sisters: Jean, Sue, Elnore Ann, Ruth; her sister in law, Martha Seymore of Seaford, DE; her sixteen grandchildren: Ashley Hastings and her husband Justin Hazzard, who Mrs. Westerman adored as children, Rebecca Hastings, Jerold Dulis, Amanda Duncan, Heather Cook, Chelsea Seymore, Jasmine Seymore, Trey Seymore, Amber Seymore, and Amanda Simkins.; her step grandchildren: Daniel Briddelle, Edward Briddelle, Cathi Powell, James Morris, Jr, Nikki Lewis and Amanda Lewis; her great grandchildren: Ja’Naz Hazzard, Arrianna Hazzard, Trinity Washington, Norra Ann Gonzales Howard, Georgia-Rhea Howard, Harper Maddox Howard, Torre Philips, Ian Seymore, Korbin-Le Simpkins, and Cameron Howard; step great grandchildren: James Briddelle, Destiny Briddelle, Danielle Briddelle, Desere Briddelle, Tyler Powell, Court Powell, Edward Bridelle III, Dillan Briddelle, Megan Morris and James Morris III; and her great-great grandson, Fernando Ilosivic Gonzales-Howard; her caregiver and lifetime best friend, Avis Henry; and numerous other grandchildren, nieces, nephews and dear friends. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, August 31, 2017, at 11:00 AM, at Watson-Yates Funeral Home & Crematorium (A Parsell Family Funeral Home) 609 East Kings Street, Seaford, DE 19973. Friends may call at the funeral home beginning at 10:00 AM. Interment will immediately follow services at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Seaford, DE. In lieu of flowers, please visit https://www.gofundme.com/please-help-lay-our-momgma-to-rest and donate to defray funeral expenses. Please sign Mrs. Westerman’s online guestbook located on this site. FLORIST NOTE: PLEASE HAVE ALL FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS DELIVERED BY 3 PM, WEDNESDAY AUGUST 30, 2017 TO WATSON-YATES FUNERAL HOME, SEAFORD, DE.