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Daniel Wilson Harrison Sr.
Posted 2/21/07
Daniel Wilson Harrison Sr., 93 EWELL, SMITH ISLAND - Daniel Wilson Harrison Sr., 93, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield where he had …
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Daniel Wilson Harrison Sr.
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Daniel Wilson Harrison Sr., 93
EWELL, SMITH ISLAND - Daniel Wilson Harrison Sr., 93, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield where he had been a resident for several years.
Born on Smith Island April 16, 1913, he was a son of the late Tankard Edward and Eva Maxine Evans Harrison. His wife, Dorothy A. Harrison died Aug. 14, 1996.
A lifelong waterman, and the youngest captain on the bay when he started, Mr. Harrison worked until he was 82 years of age. He was the former captain of the Ruby G. Ford, the last Skipjack on the island. He was also inducted into the Watermen"s Hall of Fame in Crisfield.
He was a faithful member of the Ewell United Methodist Church on Smith Island, and was a life member of the Chesapeake Masonic Lodge #147 AF & AM in Crisfield.
He is survived by two sons, Michael K. Harrison Sr. and his wife Yvonne of Smith Island and Daniel W. Harrison Jr. and his wife Dollie Ann of Crisfield; one sister, Lillian Evans and her husband Elmer L. of Ewell, Smith Island; 10 grandchildren, Michael K. Harrison Jr., John Harrison, Paul Harrison, Leah Evans and her husband Darren, Daren Harrison and his wife Vicki, Denise Thomas and her husband Steven, Kelly Wheatley and her husband Paul, Danielle Crockett and her husband Denny, Amanda Parks and her husband Bruce, and Jason Charnock and his wife Loni Renee; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents and his wife, he was preceded in death by his daughter, Henrietta Charnock in 2005; his brother, Edward Harrison and a sister, Elizabeth Marshall.
Funeral services were held on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007 at 2 p.m. at the Ewell United Methodist Church. The Rev. Rick Edmund officiated and was assisted by the Rev. Ashley Maxwell. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Donations in his memory may be sent to the Tawes Nursing Home Building Fund, 201 Hall Highway, Crisfield, MD 21817 or the Ewell United Methodist Church, Ewell, MD 21824.
Arrangements were in the care of Bradshaw & Sons Funeral Home in Crisfield.
