SALISBURY - Rev. Charles Austin Donophandied Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at Salisbury Nursing Home. Born in Frederica, Del. he was the son of the late John Lewis Donophan and Geneva Austin Donophan. Rev. Donophan was a United States Navy Veteran having served in the Korean War. Rev. Donophan graduated with a Masters Degree from the University of Delaware and attended seminary at Eastern Theological Seminary. He served 40 years with the Peninsula Methodist Conference and the Baltimore/ Washington Methodist Conference. He was preceded in death by two children, B. Jay Donophan and Scot Donophan. He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Paula Meland Donophan; children, Mark Donophan and his wife Melanie, Laurie Donophan, and Tom Adkins and his wife Sue; daughter-in-law, Peggy Donophan; grandchildren, John Donophan, Andrew Donophan, Hope Donophan, Sarah Koermer, Kristina Wood and her husband James, Ashley Donophan, Leslie Adkins, Thomas Adkins, Betsie Cottrell, Amanda Adkins, Emily Adkins; two great-grandchildren; two brothers, Walter Donophan and his wife Arlene and James Donophan and his wife Janice; sister, Ruth Lee Bartlett and her husband Dewayne; and several nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held Tuesday at 2 P.M. at Bethesda United Methodist Church where friends may call one hour prior to the service. Rev. Dr. Daniel Rich will officiate. A service will be held on Wednesday at 1 P.M. at Barretts Chapel and interment will follow in Barretts Chapel Cemetery in Frederica, Del. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made in memory of Rev. Donophan to Bethesda United Methodist Church, 406 N Division St., Salisbury, Md. 21801, Barretts Chapel, 6362 Bay Rd, Frederica, Del. 19946 or Alzheimer's Association, Eastern Shore Chapter, 909 Progress Circle, Suite 400, Salisbury, Md. 21801. Visit www.boundsfuneralhome.com to send letters of condolence.