Phyllis Maebell Deshields Obituary

The world bids farewell to Phyllis Maebell Deshields of Delmar, Delaware, born in Wardtown, Virginia, departing on May 12, 2024 at the age of 80. Phyllis leaves behind memories cherished by the community. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by: her siblings, Thomas Henry and Maggie Novilla Wescott; her parents, Thomas and Novilla; her siblings, Villie Floyd Wescott, Sr., Margaret Bratten, Betty Johnson and Corine Collins; and her granddaughter Erica Smith.

She is survived by: her husband Arthur Deshields; her children, Gwendolyn Briddell of Seaford, DE, Corlet Ainsworth of Delmar, DE, Jacqueline Bull (Bobby) of Georgetown, DE, Irma and Pierce Deshields (Tysonya) of Smyrna, DE; her brother John F. Wescott (Stephany) of Delmar, DE; her adoptive children, Lesley Collins, Jimmie and Timothy Smith; and her granddaughter Olivia Gattis. She is also survived by ten grandchildren, six great-grandchildren.