Deacon Emeritus Ceozie McClenton Powell, Sr., age 78, died unexpectedly due to complications from surgery on Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at Holy Cross Hospital. He was born July 15, 1939 in Warrenton, NC to the late Jesse B. and Mary (Alston) Powell. He is survived by his beloved wife, Lottie L. (Bethea) Powell; his children, Ceozie, Jr. (Diane) Powell, Teresa Simms, Cheryl Powell and Jeffrey (Linda) Powell; 11 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Virginia Faulkner and Bertha Williams, both of Macon, NC and Rebecca Williams of Warrenton, NC and a host of other relatives and friends. Friends may visit with the family on Monday, April 30 from 9:30 a.m. until time of service at 11 a.m. at Fort Foote Baptist Church, 8310 Fort Foote Rd., Fort Washington, MD 20744. Interment Fort Lincoln Cemetery.