George Frederick Quailes

George Frederick Quailes aka Freddy, Short Leg Bulldog and Hawkbill, departed this life on Friday, January 26, 2018, at his home in Bridgeville, Delaware. George was born on Tuesday, December 16, 1930, to the late Howard B. Quailes and Lena Ricketts Quailes. He attended school in Caroline County, Maryland. Early in his career he worked as a construction worker and later as a trucker. He retired from Mark IV Transportation Inc., of Bridgeville, Delaware, after many years of dedicated service. Trucking was his love and he did it with a spirit of excellence. George attended Mount Moriah Church in Greenwood, Delaware under the leadership of Pastor Jerome Houston, where he accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior and was baptized. He later became a member of Apostolic United Pentecostal Church in Federalsburg Maryland, under the leadership of Pastor Stanford B. Ricks. George was a good, hard-working man who provided for his family, enjoyed going to breakfast, was very outgoing, (no one was a stranger to him) and he could "TALK" for hours. He loved his family (ask how many of his grand and great grandchildren whom he loved to pick with and tease constantly). He enjoyed his friends, the outdoors, maintaining his home and yard (which was one of his pride and joys) and last but not least, "TRUCKING”. George is survived by his devoted wife of 68 years, Wilsie Ardelia (Groce) Quailes, whom he married April 1, 1950. From this union were born eight children: (five boys and three girls). In addition to his parents, George was preceded in death by three sisters: Clara Elizabeth Quailes, Irene Ricketts and Alice Lloyd; three brothers: Louis Quailes, Albert Quailes, David Quailes, and one half-brother Harlan (Hook) Roach; one son, Howard Nathaniel Quailes and one grandson, Keith Allen Quailes. He leaves to cherish his memory seven children: Ardelia Ann Q. Hudson (Tommie) of New Castle, Delaware; Larry Frederick Quailes of New Castle, Delaware; Barry Eugene Quailes of Ocala, Florida; Constance Elaine Quailes of Wilmington, Delaware; Donald Wayne Quailes (Lupe) of San Juan, Texas; Alvin Sylvester Quailes of Seaford, Delaware and Vanessa Quailes Ricks (Stanford) of Seaford, Delaware; one brother-in-law, Dudley Lloyd of Seaford, Delaware; and a host of grandchildren, great grand children, great great grandchildren, and numerous other family members and friends. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Delaware Hospice Center, 100 Patriots Way, Milford, DE 19963. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of George Frederick Quailes, please visit our Heartfelt Sympathies Store.

George Frederick Quailes

December 16, 1930 - January 26, 2018