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HILDA NORWOOD

Hilda Louise “Tweeny” Norwood Grinnage, born 22 August 1925, in Lewes,

Sussex County, Delaware, death, 13 August 2014, age 88. Hilda is buried in the

Israel United Methodist Church Cemetery at Belltown.

Hilda was the youngest of four daughters of Clarence Page and Loretta Maull

Norwood and was born in the original homestead at 1822 Lewes – Georgetown Highway,

Belltown, Sussex county.

She was married to the late Paul Grinnage.

Her education began at Rabbit's Ferry School, then she went to Lewes School,

Delaware State High School and Delaware State College at Dover, where she graduated

with honors at each school. She later took additional studies at Delaware University in

Newark.

At Delaware State she was a forward on the 1944- 1947 basketball team, and

became a co-captain in 1947. She also was inducted in the Del State Athletic Hall of Fame.

Hilda taught for 44 years, retiring from Shields in 1991. In 1991 she was voted

'Teacher of the Year” at Shields.

She was active in the Israel United Methodist Church, Rabbit's Ferry Center, the

Republican Party, and DSU Alumni .

Predeceased by two sisters , Agnes and Delores, survived by a sister Cora, six

nephews, a niece, the Maull family, Norwood's, and Grinnage families.

Ssource: Ancestry Find a Grave.