Albert Elmer Woolford

Albert Elmer Woolford, also known as “Buster”, was the sixth of eight children born to the late James and Mamie Hopkins Wolford. He departed his life at the age of 84, on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, at the House of Pines in Easton, Maryland, with his daughter, Eu-Nise by his side. Albert was born on November 9, 1933, in Salem, Maryland. He was educated in Dorchester County Schools and graduated from F.D. St. Clair High School, class of 1951. In 1955, he joined the U. S. Army and served his country for two years. He also attended Delaware Technical & Community College in Georgetown, Delaware, for a few years until 1974. Following his time in the military, Albert returned and married Ethel Parker, the love of his life, and they had been together for 65years, when she passed on February 7, 2016. Buster had been a faithful supporter of Hurlock United Methodist Church since his earlier years. In addition, he was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Preston, Maryland and worked as an Officer at Delaware State University in Dover, Delaware, for 30 years, until he retired in 1999. Albert enjoyed spending time with all of his family and friends and those he met in his travels and jobs. He was always a positive person, gave great advise, and had a listening ear if you needed it. He took joy in playing the keyboard and piano. Some can remember the piano at the Woolford house --- mostly all could play at least one chord of “Boogie-Woogie Blues, for Buster mastered that. He was also an “undercover cook” that loved to make his fried white potatoes and “buttermilk biscuits that would melt in your mouth.” Yum Yum Good! Albert was preceded in death by his wife, Ethel Woolford; three daughters, Althorias Parker, Francine W. Jones and Barbara Downes; one great-grandson, Jamal Woolford, Jr.; three brothers, Joe, Lilan and Wesley Woolford; one sister, Gladys Young; and a special niece that was raised as a sister, Enola Woolford Parker. Albert leaves to cherish memories, two daughters, Eu-Nise Woolford and Aretha Woolford (Domingo), all of Hurlock, MD; three sons, Thorrind Woolford (Mona) and Kevin Parker, Sr., both of Hurlock, MD and Albert Mouring, Sr. (Shanella) of Preston, MD; a granddaughter who was raised as a daughter, Althorias Woolford (Tito) of Hurlock, MD; 14 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; two brothers, Merrick Woolford of Baltimore, MD and Wendell “Sonny” (Elizabeth) of Raeford, NC; one sister, Gloria Parker of Baltimore, MD; five sisters-in-law, Helen Woolford of Baltimore, MD, Alberta Brown (Robert) of Melvin, AR, Sula Parker of Wilmington, DE, Blanch Spicer of Salisbury, MD, and Ann Woolford of NC; a few special friends, Rudolph Farrow and Roosevelt Boggs, both of Hurlock, MD, Anthony Cuffee, Sr. of Greenwood, DE, Charles Clark of Dover, DE and Bruce Thomas of Chestertown, MD. Buster raised his many nieces and nephews as his own---making sure each had the best life as they could and he was “The Wind Beneath Their Wings”. In addition to all listed, he had many cousins and friends he encountered along his journey, and ALL SHALL MISS HIM GREATLY! Lovingly Submitted, The Family To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Albert Elmer Woolford, please visit our Heartfelt Sympathies Store.

Albert Elmer Woolford

November 9, 1933 - June 20, 2018