William P. Crockett Sr., retired auto transporter
William P. Crockett Sr., 81, of Georgetown, passed away Thursday, April 6, 2023. William was the son of the late Edward and Hilda (Dize) Crockett.
He was a retired commercial auto transporter for Anchor Motor Freight, Leaseway and Penske corporations out of the former GM plant in Baltimore, Md. Retirement did not slow him; he later drove a school bus for Harford County and a transit bus for DART (Delaware) before retiring again in 2018. William and his late wife, Diane Crockett, moved to Georgetown in 2004 from Forest Hill, Md. He enjoyed driving, working on his lawn, card games, movies, doing crossword puzzles on Sunday mornings, and being a cat dad to his rescued cat, Toby.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, and his brother Burt. He is survived by his loving children, Bill Crockett and wife Loretta Holmberg of Reisterstown, Md., Teresa Bartley and husband Peter of Street, Md., and Wendy Crockett and husband Dan Morris of St. Pete Beach, Fla.; nephew, John Crockett; nieces, Debbie Buchwald and Linda Dise; and step-grandchild, Emily Masden.
A funeral service will be held at noon, Saturday, April 22, at Short Funeral Services chapel, 609 E. Market St., Georgetown. Interment will be in Union Cemetery, with a celebration of life to follow. Visitations are from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, April 21, and 11 a.m., Saturday, April 22, at Short Funeral Services.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be sent to Brandywine Valley SPCA, bvspca.org; or the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, alzfdn.org.
Online condolences are welcome for the family at shortfuneralservicesandcremation.com.
