Raymond F. Powers
1897 - 2000 (~ 102 years)-
Name Raymond F. Powers Birth Jun 1897 Fall River, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA Gender Male Death 15 Apr 2000 Fall River, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA Notes - FALL RIVER -- Raymond F. Powers Sr., 102, of Cherry Street, died
Saturday, April 15, 2000, at Catholic Memorial Home. He was the
widower of Catherine C. (Lynch) Powers.
A lifelong resident of Fall River, he was the son of the late John
and Elizabeth (Carroll) Powers.
He was a 1915 graduate of Durfee High School and a 1917 graduate of
Wentworth Institute.
A communicant of Sacred Heart Church, where he was very active in
church affairs, he was a member of the Sacred Heart Senior Citizen
Club.
Mr. Powers was a member of the Knights of Columbus for more than 75
years and was the oldest member in Massachusetts. He was also a member
of the Knights of Columbus bowling league.
He was employed at Mount Hope Finishing Co. for more than 30 years,
and later taught mechanical drawing at Durfee High School.
He was an avid Red Sox fan, and he enjoyed swimming at Horseneck
Beach.
Survivors include a daughter, Betty Ann Halbardier of Maryland; four
grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
He was father of the late Raymond F. Powers Jr.
His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday from the Jeffrey E. Sullivan
Funeral Home, 550 Locust St., with a Mass at 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart
Church, Linden Street; burial will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery.
Person ID I13774 OurNorthernRoots Last Modified 29 Aug 2011
Father John F. Powers, b. 22 May 1872, Fall River, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA d. 1 Jun 1947, Fall River, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA (Age 75 years) Mother Elizabeth Carroll, b. May 1868, Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island, USA d. 09 Feb 1958, Fall River, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA (Age ~ 89 years) Marriage 5 Apr 1896 Fall River, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA Family ID F3873 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Catherine C. Lynch, b. Abt 1899 Marriage Abt 1925 Children 1. Betty Ann Powers 2. Raymond F. Powers, Jr., b. Abt 1926, Fall River, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA Family ID F5555 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- FALL RIVER -- Raymond F. Powers Sr., 102, of Cherry Street, died
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