Posted: 10:16 AM - Nov 25, 2004
Winchester Star
Julia Lucille Tiahrt, 84, of Glen Burnie, Md., formerly of Front Royal, died Sunday, Nov. 21, 2004.
Mrs. Tiahrt was born Jan. 1, 1920, in Rockland, the daughter of Harry Pendleton and Velma Sowers Powers. She was a graduate of Warren County High School and attended business school. She worked in Washington, D.C.
She married Maynard Tiahrt in 1952 in Front Royal.
Surviving are three children, Janet T. Werner, Sharon L. Tiahrt, and Maynard A. Tiahrt Jr.; two brothers, George W. Powers and Dudley P. Powers of Front Royal; and three grandchildren.
A brother, Marvin Powers, is deceased.
A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Singleton Funeral Home, Glen Burnie. Burial will be in Glen Haven Memorial Park.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Brooklyn, 3801 5th St., Baltimore, MD.
Northern Virginia Daily
JULIA POWERS TIAHRT
Julia Powers Tiahrt, Glen Burnie, Maryland, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 21, 2004. She was 84 years old.
Julia was born in the Rockland area of Warren County on January 1, 1920 to Harry Pendleton Powers and Velma Sowers Powers. She was a 1939 graduate of Warren County High School. After attending business college, she went to work in Washington, DC. In 1952, she married Maynard Tiahrt in Front Royal, who preceded her in death. They lived in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Their marriage was blessed by three devoted children, Janet Werner, Sharon Tiahrt and Maynard Tiahrt, Jr., who survive her.
Other survivors include her brothers, G.W. "Billy" Powers and Dudley Powers of Front Royal. Nieces and nephews as follows: Bill Powers, Jr., Mary Powers-Ryan, Betty Powers and Marie Corwin, all of Front Royal; 2 granddaughters of Glen Burnie. She was preceded in death by one brother, Marvin, who passed away in June, 2004.
Julia was well loved by her family. She always opened up her home welcoming you with big hugs and kisses and sending you off with the same. Her temperament was always pleasant; it was a joy to be in her presence. Julia was ready to go home to the Lord and she made that known. She will be sadly missed by all who knew her.
Julia's church and family were her life. She enjoyed ceramics, traveling and keeping with her country upbringing, planted a garden of fresh vegetables in her backyard in the city until recently.
The funeral will be on Friday, November 26 at 11:00 a.m. at Singleton Funeral Home in Glen Burnie.
Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the Tiahrt Family, 418 Glenwood Avenue, Glen Burnie, Md. 21061. Memorial donations may be made to First Baptist Church of Brooklyn at the Tiahrt address above.
(Paid Obituary)