Mrs. Marietta Baumann Darby, 89, of Assawoman, wife of the late Robert Chesser Darby, passed away on Aug. 26, 2024, in Onancock.
Born on Sept. 24, 1934, in Box Iron, Md., she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Frederick Baumann and Mary Hilda Cartwright Baumann.
Marietta was a member of Assawoman United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, the Garden Club of Pocomoke, and the Bridge Club. In addition to being a homemaker, Marietta also worked in the office at the family business and volunteered her time at the former Peninsula General Hospital in Salisbury, Md.
She enjoyed watching Orioles baseball, ACC basketball, playing golf, completing jigsaw puzzles, going to the YMCA, and having lunch with her friends. She was known for her excellent cooking, and the family gatherings were always greatly anticipated. Her family was her greatest pride and joy and she looked forward to all the lunches, shopping trips, and rides around the countryside with her grandchildren.
Marietta is survived by her two sons, Frederick Darby and wife, Amy, of Assawoman, and Harry Steven Darby and wife, Donna, of Assawoman; a sister, Margaret Ann Bonniwell, of Bonita Springs, Fla.; grandchildren, Lynn Brankley and husband, Luke, of Melfa, Allison Seal and husband, Brian, of Tappahannock, Zach Darby and girlfriend, Liz, of Assawoman, and Taylor Parker and husband, Jake, of Onancock; and six great-grandchildren.
Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by seven brothers and a sister.
Funeral services were private at Assawoman United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be made to Assawoman United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 22, Assawoman, VA 23302 or the Atlantic Volunteer Fire and Rescue, P.O. Box 207, Atlantic, VA 23303.
Arrangements are by the Thornton Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Parksley.
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