Born in Wilmington, lived in Claymont, studio in Chadds Ford, artist Paul Scarborough, 69, passed away on February 2, 2014 after his unsuccessful battle with melanoma.

  While his friends are many, his life was too short, the gentle giant gave more than he took ... His paintings reflected his thoughts, people, places, things he knew and loved, while the elusive, but always there, little red bird that flew round and about.

  Predeceased by his parents Paul R. And Virginia Cochran Scarborough, sister Linda and brother David, Paul is survived by his family, Barbara Noble-Moore, daughter Dawn and her husband Jon Jackson, Chadds Ford, sons David Noble, Larry Noble and his wife Ann of Heber Springs, AR. To Paul, the best invention in God's world, were his grandchildren Jaime Ann, Kendel Lyn, Virginia Lee, Thomas Jonathan Jackson, Ava and Isla Noble, his Aunt Jean Cochran, cousins Bitsy, Diane and Danny Cochran of Rehoboth Beach, cousins Jerre Petrie,Wisconsin,John Lennon, Alabama and Dan Lennon, Montana.