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Pearlie Hubbard Obituary
AGE: 74 • Newark, DE
Mr. Hubbard departed this life January 10, 2015. Husband of the late Arlena Faye Hubbard; father of Nature Love, Darlene Hubbard, and Derek Lee Hubbard; son of the late Daniel and Virginia Hubbard; brother of Raymond C. Hubbard, Orabell Money, Robert Hubbard, the late Herman A. Hubbard and Joyce Fisher; 1 grandson, Kenneth D. Hubbard; a host of other relatives and friends. Mr. Hubbard worked as an Account Service Representative for Crown Zellerbach of Newark, DE from 1968 until 2002. He was a member of The Blue Hen Booster Club and was a season ticket holder for 20 years. He was also a youth football and baseball coach for Newark National Little League and Capital Trail Football. Funeral 4pm, Fri., Jan. 16th at Iron Hill Church of God, 1468 Baltimore Pike Newark, DE; viewing 2-3:45pm. Burial 10am, Mon., Jan. 26th in Delaware Veterans Cemetery, 2465 Chesapeake City Rd., Bear, DE 19701.
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Olga Stavrakis
October 14, 2016
It is almost two years later that I heard of the passing of my good friend Pearlie. We went to high school together where he was a star athlete but in those days we were so divided that we did not become friends until our 15th class reunion. Thereafter we got together whenever I was in Newark and he often visited my parents on Elkton Road. As they got older, he showed them great kindness and checked in to see how they were from time to time, helping them with small technical issues like installing a new TV. Over the years, we talked and exchanged letters and later emails. I heard about the children, their successes and their challenges and eventually the sad illness of his beloved wife. When I visited my parents in Newark, we had long and lively conversations around their dinner table, where Pearlie rarely ate, but always participated in his quiet and thoughtful manner. He found our loud and excitable immigrant family amusing and often laughed silently with his eyes. He was a kind, intelligent, and thoughtful person, quick to laugh, with whom it was always a pleasure to exchange ideas. We talked to social issues and the changing world through which we both had walked in life. We lost touch after Arlena's death, which affected him deeply and my parents are also now gone so only the happy memories remain. I will miss him and my heart goes out to his fine children, his grandchild and the other family members, whom I unfortunately, never got to meet but heard a lot about.
January 19, 2015
Pearlie was a very fine running back for Newark High School's 1958 unbeaten (8-0) Blue Hem Conference football team. He was an underclassman who "broke one" for a 60-yard touchdown run one weekend night down in Dover. ... Wayne Crissman
January 15, 2015
Pearlie and Arlena were a loving and beautiful couple. They raised their children to be good and kind members of the community. They are together once again. May they rest in peace.
Love and good memories. Ruth and Raymond
January 15, 2015
Rest in peace cousin Pearlie. We will miss you. Sorry we could not attend the funeral. Our sincerest condolences and prayers to the family and friends.
With love, from cousin Herbert Word, Sr. and family.
January 14, 2015
Pearlie was an especially kind, thoughtful person. The Sonchen family knew him through sports activities. One day, he showed up at our house, bringing a letter that had been mistakenly delivered to either his house or a house near his. He went out of his way to bring it to us. This is indicative of the kind of person he was. My sincere condolences to his family. Doreen Sonchen
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