Jeannette Newell

March 9, 1939 - January 29, 2022

Jeannette Inez (Thomas) Newell, daughter of the late Jasper and Jeannette Thomas, was born in Birmingham, Alabama on Thursday, March 9, 1939. She departed this life Saturday, January 29, 2022, at Bayhealth Hospital in Dover, Delaware. She married the late Harvey Newell on October 18, 1958, and from this union three daughters were born. They raised their family in Pine Lake, New Jersey, moved to Vineland, New Jersey in 2000. Shortly after her husband death in 2009, she moved to Dover, Delaware. Jeannette attended public schools in New Jersey. Prior to her becoming a fulltime housewife, she worked at Jersey Package and Dougherty Brothers. She was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt and friend. Jeannette enjoyed traveling to visit her children and grandchildren, talking with her sisters on the phone, going to the casinos and completing word search puzzle. Jeannette was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Harvey Newell; three brothers, Jasper, Jerry and Zachary Thomas; three sisters, Marietta Thomas, Amelia Deal and Mary Ledbetter; and son-in-law, Lester Tyrone Clements. Jeannette leaves to cherish her memories, three daughters, Yvonne Day (Aaron Sr.), of Colorado Springs, CO, Shirley Blunt (Bennie Jr.) of Middletown, DE and Darlene Newell Clements of Atlantic City, NJ; two sisters, Annette Thomas of Vineland, NJ and Marva Steward of San Antonio, TX; five grandchildren, Aaron Lee Day Jr. (Lisa) of Windsor, CO, Brandon Harvey Day Sr. (Kierra) of Colorado Springs, CO, Jessica Inez Blunt, Justin Blunt and Jason Blunt all of Middletown, DE; three great-grandchildren, Aaron Day III of Windsor, CO, Brandon Day II and Raquel Day both of Colorado Springs, CO.