June 27 2012: POWELL, Alfred T., Sr.

ALFRED THOMAS POWELL, SR. (Age 81)

On Sunday, June 24, 2012 of Summerville, SC and formerly of Wheaton, MD. Beloved husband of the late Dorothy Sue Deakle Powell, mother of their nine children and Doris Varner Powell; son of the late Ovid Elliot and Bertha Ellen Tillinghast Powell; father of Alfred Thomas Jr., Jack G., Duane F., Robert P. Powell, Helen Ann O’Doherty, Rose Marie Chambers, Marty Lynn Charlton, Sue Ellen Mello, and Mary Grace Marcussen; brother of Elton L. Powell; also survived by 14 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; he was predeceased by three sisters and one granddaughter. Mr. Powell was a veteran of both the Korean and Vietnam Conflicts, retiring from the US Navy as a Senior Chief Fire Control Technican. In his civilian life he retired as an Engineer Scientist from Vitro Labs. Graveside service and interment will be held at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, 13801 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD on Friday, June 29, 2012 at 2 p.m.

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