Traye Wayne Boatman, Sr., 46, of Mechanicsville, MD passed away at St. Mary's Hospital on March 23, 2013. He was born on October 23, 1966 to Billy Wayne Boatman of Waldorf, MD and the late Hazel Marie (Gentry) Boatman.

Traye was a commercial electrician for IBEW Local 26.

He loved his family and spending time with them. He enjoyed watching television and shooting guns. He also loved Harley Davidson Motorcycles. His dream was to own one. Traye loved church and mentoring troubled teens. He drove buses for St. Mary's county, Special Olympics and Gospel Light Church. Traye was an avid Redskins fan, and also a fan of Oklahoma State and the Washington Capitals. Traye was an organ donor who successfully gave of himself in the end by saving two other lives with his kidneys and liver.

In addition to his mother, Traye was predeceased by his beloved Grandma Boatman; and one of his best friends, Eric Tarpley.

Traye is survived by his wife, Chris (Harris) Boatman; his father Billy Boatman; his son, Traye W. Boatman, Jr.; his brothers, Johnny Lee Patterson, Demetrious Patterson, Scott Boatman and Rusty Joseph Boatman; his best friends, Roy Blankenship, Wayne Phillips, Bobby Staley, and Jim Prather; and many other relatives and friends.

Family and friends will be received to celebrate Traye's life on Monday, April 1, 2013 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM and from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Brinsfield-Echols Funeral Home, P.A., 30195 Three Notch Road, Charlotte Hall, MD 20622. There will be a Funeral Service on Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at 10:00 AM at the funeral home. Interment will follow to Trinity Memorial Gardens, 3221 Mattawoman-Beantown Road, Waldorf, MD 20601. A reception will follow at Victory Baptist Church in Charlotte Hall, MD.

Pallbearers will be: Demetrious Patterson, Scott Boatman, Roy Blankenship, Wayne Phillips, Dean Patterson, and Keith Gascon.

Memorial contributions may be made to: St. Jude's Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 (or) Victory Baptist Church, P.O. Box 98, Charlotte Hall, MD 20622 (or) Gospel Light Baptist Church, 39325 Romans Way, Mechanicsville, MD 20659 (or) Fellowship Baptist Church, P.O. Box 1668, White Plains, MD 20695.

Arrangements provided by Brinsfield-Echols Funeral Home.