Harold Chelton Powers, 49

PRINCESS ANNE - Harold Chelton Powers, formerly of Ewell, Smith Island, died Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He was 49.

Born in Camden, N.J., on Jan. 23, 1957, he was the son of the late Harold White Powers and the late Shirley Jane Evans Stewart.

He was a self-employed waterman who was an avid outdoorsman. He liked to hunt and fish, and enjoyed giving away his catch to people in need. He also taught many people how to duck hunt. Most of all, he loved his family very much.

He was a member of Ewell United Methodist Church on Smith Island, and he attended the Christian Life Center in Princess Anne for the past two years.

He is survived by his wife, Tammy Foreman Powers of Crisfield; his daughter, Victoria Powers of Crisfield; his sister, Lonna Layne of Princess Anne; his niece, Michelle Mullican and her husband Hugh B. Mullican, III of Princess Anne; and his nephew, Hugh "Lil Bud" Mullican, IV of Princess Anne.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his grandparents, Luther Chelton Evans and Rachel Jane Evans.

A memorial service was held Dec. 5, 2006, at Bradshaw & Sons Funeral Home in Crisfield. The Rev. Dorsey Marshall officiated.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are requested to be sent to Christian Life Center, P.O. Box 400, Princess Anne, MD 21853.