Wilton Delandery Harrington, Sr., age 78, of Suffolk, VA passed away on December 2, 2008. A native of Hertford, NC he was the son of the late Wade Jack Harrington and Lillie Belle Williams. He retired as a machinist at the Newport News Shipyard and Dry Dock Company and was a member of the Suffolk Church of God. Wilton served as a Private in the U. S. Air Force during the Korean War.

He is survived by his wife, Joyce "Paige" West Harrington, of Suffolk; two daughters and a son-in-law, Catherine H. Bradshaw, of Franklin and Donna Harrington Williams and Charles Williams of Sedley; two sons, Wilton D. Harrington, Jr. and Marcie Harrington of Warsaw and Kenneth W. Harrington and Tammi Harrington of Connecticut; three stepsons and step daughters-in-law, Steve D. Barnes and Barbara Barnes of Windsor, Terry R. Barnes of Courtland, and Richard D. Barnes and Wendy Page of Phoenix, Arizona; eleven grandchildren and four great grandchildren; and one brother, Jimmy R. Harrington, Sr. of Suffolk.

A funeral service will be held on Friday, December 5, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. at the Suffolk Church of God, with Rev. James Hughes officiating. Burial will follow at Holly Lawn Cemetery with military honors. Friends may join the family on Thursday evening from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. for visitation at Parr Funeral Home and Crematory, 3515 Robs Drive, Suffolk. Memorial donations may be made to the Suffolk Church of God, 208 Kilby Avenue, Suffolk, VA 23434 or Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 2727 Enterprise Parkway, Suite 104, Richmond, VA 23294. Condolences may be registered online at www.parrfuneralhome.com