Roland Ellsworth Marshall Sr.

Roland Ellsworth Marshall, Sr., of Trappe, went home to be with Jesus at Talbot Hospice House on Monday, January 29, 2007. He was 78. Born in Wittman on September 11, 1928, he was the son of the late Percy and Edith Pollard Marshall. After attending public school in Wittman, he worked on the water and also in the family business, Wittman Packing Company. A successful boat builder, he took over Marshall’s Boat Yard of Wittman when his father retired in the early sixties. For over a decade he built custom designed work and pleasure boats for customers all along the eastern seaboard until his retirement in the late seventies due to health reasons. In 1966 he married Shirley Bell of Cambridge and they made their home in Wittman and Cordova until moving to Trappe in February of 2006. Mr. Marshall’s many interests included camping, hunting, fishing, scuba diving and water skiing. He was leader of his son’s Boy Scout troop, a former member of the Easton Church of the Nazarene, where he sang in the choir and served as Head Usher. For the past several years he has been a member of the First Wesleyan Church of Easton. Mr. Marshall is survived by three daughters, Barbara Marshall Teat of Cordova, Bonnie Lahman of Preston and Penny Berman of Easton; a son, Kenny Marshall of Bozman; two step daughters, Maxine McClyment and Jeanne Roe of Bethlehem; step son, Eugene Cheezum II of Harmony; fourteen granddaughters, Kim Gadow, Melanie Koski, Kelly Nicewarmer, Nancy Borga, Becky Marshall, Katie Christopher, Jessica Berman, Kristin Bridge, Audrey Bell, Kelly McClyment, Tina Jones, Jennifer Roe, Suda “Nikki” Cheezum and Ana Cheezum; ten grandsons, Jason Christopher, Jared Lahman, Christopher Berman, Kody Marshall, Jamie McClyment, Robert Roe III., T.R. Cheezum, Adam Cheezum, David Cheezum and T.J. Kilmon; nine great-granddaughters and ten great-grandsons; a brother, Melvin Marshall of Wittman; and two sisters, Louise Church of East New Market and Evelyn Alcorn of Tilghman. He was preceded in death by a son, Roland “Rocky” Marshall Jr.; a granddaughter, Gracie Eveland; a brother, William Marshall; and a sister, Ella Jones. Funeral services will be held at the First Wesleyan Church of Easton on Friday, February 2, 2007 at 11:00 A.M. Friends and family may call on Thursday, February 1, 2007 between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. at the church. Internment will be at Woodlawn Memorial Park on Route 50 in Easton. Memorial donations may be made to the First Wesleyan Church, 620 Goldsboro St. Easton, MD or to Talbot Hospice Foundation, 586 Cynwood Dr., Easton, Md. 21601. Arrangements are by Fellows, Helfenbein and Newnam Funeral Home, P. A., Easton, MD.