Joseph Manning Price Sr.

   Cause of his death was congestive heart failure.

  General Notes:

Graduated 1935 from Seaford HS, and president of his senior class. Member of the 1934 Seaford HS football team which was undefeated, untied, and unscored-upon. Army PFC and Veteran of WWII. Worked briefly in Wilm., DE, as weekly insur. sales agent. Worked as guard at Dupont plant in Seaford. Outside installer/pole climber and vehicle maintenance supervisor, Diamond State Tel. Co. (AT&T Bell System) at Newark and Seaford. He retired in 1979 after 33 yrs. Briefly raised chickens as a sideline. Seaford Fire Dept. Band organizer and trumpet player. He was a member of Mt. Olivet Methodist Church and Hiram Lodge 21, AF&AM, Seaford. A graveside service was held at Seaford Odd Fellows Cmtry, officiated by Rev. Earle N. Baker. This picture was taken at his dad's retirement from the telephone company in DE.

Joseph married Julia Elizabeth Lank, daughter of Albert Jackson Lank and "Lizzie" Elizabeth Estelle Hayman, on 22 Oct 1938 in Mt. Olivet M. P. Church, Seaford, Sussex Co., DE by Rev. Edw. E. Coleman. (Julia Elizabeth Lank was born on 30 Aug 1916 in Seaford, Sussex County, Delaware, died on 5 Apr 2008 in Salisbury, MD and was buried on 10 Apr 2008 in Seaford Odd Fellows Cmtry.) The cause of her death was major devastating stroke 7 days previous.

Joseph next married Louise Neal circa 1970.