Edith Rebecca Eskridge, 90, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at Chesapeake Woods Center. She was born on January 30, 1920 in Eldorado and was a daughter of the late Ernest B. and Lottie Ellis Eskridge.
Edith graduated from Hurlock High School in 1937 and from the nursing school at Memorial Hospital in Wilmington, DE in 1941. She worked as a registered nurse until she retired in the late 1900's from the Greater Wilmington Medical Center. Subsequently she resided at the Methodist Manor House in Seaford, DE for several years. Edith was a member for many years at the Grace United Methodist Church in Wilmington, DE.
She is survived by a sister Jean Eskridge Phillips, two brothers Ernest E. Eskridge and Ralph A. Eskridge all of Cambridge and several nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at 1 p.m. at Thomas Funeral Home, P.A. in Cambridge with Rev. William Davis officiating. Memorial contributions can be made to the Dorchester General Hospital Foundation, c/o Ida Jane Baker, P.O. Box 439, Cambridge, MD 21613.
