Arbidella Claudette Wilson

Obituary for Arbidella “Arby” Claudette Wilson September 24th, 1959 ~ January 25th, 2024 Arbidella Claudette Wilson, known by many friends and family as “Arby”, but to her close cousins, she was, and always will be, ‘Della’. Arby was the first daughter that her mother, Virginia Iona Wilson, and her father, the late William Andrew Wilson Jr., brought into this world on Thursday, September 24th, 1959, in Chestertown, MD. She returned home to the Lord on Thursday, January 25th, 2024, at the young age of 64, in the home where she grew up-- in Millington, MD. In her teenage years, Arby attended Kent County High School in Worton, MD. While she was still in high school, she made the decision to begin a job as a Factory Worker where she worked for the duration of her high school career before graduating in 1977. Following her graduation, she moved on from her factory job and began her career in the medical field when she started working at Kent & Queen Anne’s Hospital as a Dietary Aide allowing her to find her true passion; caring and dedicating her time to the health and wellbeing of others. Around the mid-1980s, Arby understood that there was more to life and moved to Washington, DC where she would go on to do volunteer EMT work and became a certified CPR instructor. She worked for Quest Diagnostics at Washington Adventist Hospital in Takoma Park, MD as a Phlebotomist for over 40 years of hospitality, dedication, and generosity to her patients. She even took it a step further and obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Health Management before retiring due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Arby thoroughly enjoyed life. She enjoyed listening to jazz music, and indulging in succulent foods; she loved her crabs, shopping, and spending time with family and friends. Arby was very outgoing, enthusiastic, creative, funny, and most importantly, loving! Arby was a genuine person, who had no fear telling you like it is but was always willing to help/aide whenever she could. In addition to her father, Arby was preceded in death by one sister, Faye Wilson, her ex-husband, Oswald Gilliam, and one nephew, DaShaun Hughes. She is survived by two daughters, Ashley Smith (Malik), Aliyah Saunders (Josiah), and her adopted daughter, Bryana Streets (Andre) of Baltimore, MD. Two sisters, Doris Wilson of Dover, Delaware, Virginia Little of Millington, MD, two grandchildren, Maximus and Zion Smith of Baltimore, MD, and four great nieces, all of whom she adored dearly; Sha’Nye Quail, Serenity Wilson-Quail, Lai’Onna Hughes, and Shauniece Quail of Dover, Delaware and numerous other nieces, nephews, and family. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, February 10, 2024, at 370 Cypress Street, Millington, MD 21651 at 11:00 AM Online condolences can be sent to the family at www.FHNFuneralHome.com Arrangements by Fellows Family Funeral Home 370 Cypress St. Millington, MD

Arbidella Claudette Wilson

September 24, 1959 - January 25, 2024