Jacqueline Hudson Tingle, retired postal worker

Jacqueline Hudson Tingle, 94, of Selbyville went home to the Lord Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, at Atlantic General Hospital. 

She was born Feb. 22, 1926, to Mordecai and Helen (Edwards) Hudson of Frankford. Jackie graduated from John M. Clayton High School in 1944, where she played on the girls’ basketball team and was known to throw an elbow or two.  After graduating, she started work at the Frankford Post Office, where she remained a proud US postal worker for 41 years. She knew everyone in town; no one was a stranger. She was kind, generous, thoughtful and quiet, yet with a wit that would leave one speechless or roaring with laughter.  Jackie was an avid reader, routinely completed the Daily Jumble, loved to watch the NC State men’s basketball games on tv, attended plays and enjoyed going out to lunch with friends.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Elias H. Tingle; stepchildren, Bette Lou (William) Timmons and Elias “Bud” Jr. (Tinka); sisters, Betty (Jack) Lynch and Helen (Winford) Murray; and brothers, Fredrick and Mordecai Jr. (Ruth). 

Jackie is survived by her son, Scott E. and his wife Geri Rickards of Sandy, Ore., along with their children Jordan (Andrea), Kyra and Sierra. She is also survived by her stepgrandchildren, William “Buddy” (Aleisa), Brent (Tina) and Dean Timmons, and Michael Tingle; stepgreat-grandchildren, Tyler, Jesse, Brooke, Michaela, Noah, Katherine, Sarah, Elias and Asher; and four stepgreat-great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister, Shirley (George) Fisher of Disputanta, Va.

A private graveside service will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 12,  at Carey’s Cemetery in Frankford. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, only immediate family will be in attendance. 

In lieu of flowers, the family would like memorial contributions to be made to the Frankford Public Library, P.O. Box 610, Frankford, DE 19945.

Condolences can be expressed online at www.melsonfuneralservices.com.