Raymond F. Powers

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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.

Raymond married Catherine C. Lynch about 1925. Catherine (daughter of Michael D. Lynch and Julia A.) was born about 1899. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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of Maryland, in 2000

Family/Spouse: Mr. Halbardier. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]