Rodney M. Higham, Jr.

39 year old Rodney M. Higham, Jr. of Ellendale, Delaware died Wednesday at Christiana Medical Center in Newark, Delaware from injuries he received at work. Higham was a home builder and the owner of Design Tech in Ellendale, Delaware. The funeral will be Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at the Berry-Short Funeral Home in Milford, Delaware. Burial will be in the Milford Community Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday from noon until the time of the service at 2:00 p.m. He was preceded in death by his step-father, Ronnie Vickers. Survivors include his wife, Marlene Turner Higham of Ellendale, Delaware. His mother, Margaret Vickers of Milford, Delaware. His father and step-mother, Rodney M. and Janice Higham of Smithville. Three children, Tanya Kenton of Harrington, Delaware; B.J. Welty of Milford, Delaware; and Jerrica Welty of Lincoln, Delaware. A granddaughter, Adrianna LaFontaine. His maternal grandfather, Edward A. Myers of Wilmington, Delaware. A brother, Michael Higham, Sr. of Middletown, Delaware. A nephew, Michael Higham, Jr. of Middletown, Delaware. Several brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law also survive. The Berry-Short Funeral Home in Milford, Delaware is in charge of the arrangements. This information provided as a courtesy of DeKalb Funeral Chapel.