Gloria Ann DeVincent's Obituary
Mrs. Gloria Ann DeVincent of Selbyville, DE and formerly of Baltimore, MD passed away peacefully on Friday, January 22, 2016. She was 81 years old.
Gloria was born in Baltimore, MD on October 25, 1934 to the late Stanley and Mary Hinkey Cockrell. In addition to her parents, she is also preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Anthony J. DeVincent, Sr. in 2013 along with a brother, Stanley Cockrell and a sister Jean Shea.
She recently retired from the Harrison Group Hotel Management where she worked as a payroll clerk for many years. She was a member of St. Andrews Roman Catholic Church in Ocean City, MD. She enjoyed watching Baltimore sports teams and attended many of the Baltimore Colts games in her earlier years. She loved computer games and also crocheting baby blankets for babies at Peninsula Regional Medical Center.
She is survived by a son, Anthony John DeVincent, Jr. and his wife Debora of Laurel, DE and a daughter, Valerie Ann DeVincent and her husband Robert Skibicki of Ellicott City, MD; a sister, Mary Poyer and her husband Albert of West Ocean City, MD; four grandchildren, A.J. DeVincent, Rachele Miller, Andrea Bond and Nicholas Miller as well as her great-grandson Elliott Wright. She also had many special friends, including Cathy Gearhart, Debbie Vakoutis and Tammy Nichols as well as extended family members and friends.
A chapel service will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, March 28, 2016 at the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 26669 Patriots Way, Millsboro, DE 19966.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations to the American Lung Association or the American Heart Association.
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