Paul Copeland Elbourn, 69

ROCK HALL - Paul Copeland Elbourn of Rock Hall, Maryland died on June 26, 2009, at Chester River Hospital Center in Chestertown. He was 69. He was born on Nov. 11, 1939, the son of the late Thomas Bennett and Mabel McGinnis Elbourn. Mr. Elbourn was a 1958 graduate of Rock Hall High School and in 1959 married Elinor Ann "Sissy" Clough. They made their home in Rock Hall prior to moving to Dorchester County. Mr. Elbourn worked as a self employed logger and also with Dorchester Lumber Company in Linkwood for 40 years. Upon his retirement in 2007, he and his wife moved back to Rock Hall. Mr. Elbourn enjoyed flea markets, yard sales, traveling, casinos, and collecting antiques. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, always keeping family first. He is survived by two sons, Ben Elbourn and Brian Elbourn; a daughter-in-law, Donna Elbourn; two grandchildren, Brandy Elbourn and Jody Lynn Elbourn; two great-grandchildren, Tysun Elbourn and Tylun Elbourn, all of Cambridge; a brother, Roy P. Elbourn Sr. of Rock Hall; and two sisters, June Severe of Harrington, Del., and Ella Elbourn of Memphis, Tenn. He was predeceased by siblings, Thomas Elbourn, Mabel Lee Elbourn, and Betsy Palmerino, along with a daughter, Angela Jean Elbourn. Services will be held privately. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Rock Hall Vol. Fire Company, P.O. Box 577, Rock Hall, MD 21661. Arrangements by Fellows, Helfenbein, and Newnam Funeral Home Chestertown. www.fhnfuneralhome.com.