Michael J. McLimans

Michael J. McLimans obituary, Millsboro, DE

Michael J. McLimans

Michael McLimans Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Melson Funeral Services - Long Neck Chapel on Sep. 24, 2024.
Michael J. McLimans, age 73, of Milton, DE passed away on Monday, September 9, 2024 at Beebe Medical Center in Lewes, DE.
Mike was born in West Chester, PA on October 4, 1950 son of the late George McLimans and the late Anna Mae (Reynolds) Norton.
After school, Mike shortly moved to southern Delaware and made Sussex County his home. He primarily cut lawns and did minor landscaping jobs. Mike was a Philly sports fan especially his beloved Philadelphia Eagles. He will be remembered by his family and friends for his love of cooking and his ability to talk to anyone that he met and his amazing sense of humor.
In addition to his father, George McLimans and his mother, Anna Mae Norton he was preceded in death by his grandparents, Mary and Orville Rucker and a lifelong friend, Thelma Harmon. Mike is survived by five siblings, Jesse McLimans and his companion, Carol, Robert McLaughlin, Debbie Robinson and her husband, George, Donna Alexander and her husband, Bob and Mary Burt and her husband, Jack. Mike is also survived by the family that he made once moving to Delaware, his nephew, Michael Burrows and his wife, Tamra and their five children, John Brown-Harmon, Naomi Brown-Harmon, Mickey Burrows, Jaylah Long and Jax Burrows; a nephew, Willis Harmon and a lifelong friend, Wandra Harmon.
A funeral service will be held at 11 AM on Monday, September 30, 2024 at the Long Neck Chapel of Melson Funeral Services, 32013 Long Neck Rd., Millsboro, DE 19966, where friends and family may call after 10 AM. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Millsboro, DE.

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