Julia Snyder Obituary

Julia "Judy" Sansbury Snyder WILMINGTON, DE - Julia (Judy) S. Snyder, age 72, of Wilmington, DE, died on November 28, 2010 at home. She was born in Hartsville, SC, to the late Hazel and Eunice Sansbury. While at an early age, they moved to Charleston, SC which she considered home. She graduated from Charleston High School in 1956 and was a member of the National Honor Society, and was active in other school activities including the school newspaper. After graduating from high school, she worked for the power company for two years. During that time, she met and in March of 1958, married her husband, Larry, who was in the Navy. Upon leaving the Navy, the couple moved to Lincoln, NE where he attended engineering school, and she worked for the University of Nebraska Press. She was a homemaker devoted to caring for her family. Her hobbies included arts and crafts, quilt making, jogging and walking, and genealogy, which spanned 35 years and many trips looking for family roots. She is survived by her husband, Larry, of 52 years; her daughter, Lisa S. Milligan and her husband, Edward of Smithburg, MD; her son, Neil E. Snyder and his wife, Cheryl, of Wilmington; and four grandchildren, Ryan and Sean Milligan and Jordan and Avery Snyder. She is also survived by her three sisters, Barbara S. Bowman of Charlotte, NC, Betty S. Rowland of Greer, SC and Carol S. Wheeler of Charleston, SC; and her three brothers, Marshall A. Sansbury of Fort Worth, TX, Chester E. Sansbury of Columbia, SC and John P. Sansbury of Charleston, SC. Friends and family may visit from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Monday December 6, 2010, at the CHANDLER FUNERAL HOME, 2506 Concord Pike, Wilmington. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday morning at 9:30 am at the funeral home with interment at 11:00 am at Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Bear. In lieu of flowers, a memorial gift is suggested to the Sunday Breakfast Mission, 110 N. Poplar Street, PO Box 352, Wilmington, DE 19899. For online condolences, please visit www.chandlerfuneralhome.com. (302) 478-7100 Visit our guestbook at www.postandcourier.com/ deaths