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Maud Blow Powell[1, 2, 3]

Female 1926 - 2011  (84 years)


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  • Name Maud Blow Powell 
    Born 23 May 1926  Pitt County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 25 Apr 2011  Front Royal, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Unknown Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I21435  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 5 Jul 2019 

    Father George Vernon Powell,   b. 2 Nov 1899, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Apr 1974, Dade County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Alice Monteiro Fulford,   b. 8 Jun 1902, Pitt County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1977, Greenville, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 30 Jun 1923  Pitt County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorced 29 May 1935  Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F8015  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Maud Powell Gordon, of Front Royal, Virginia died peacefully at home on April 25, 2011 in the loving presence of her husband of 64 years, Col. A.R. Gordon, Jr. (USAF Retired) and two daughters, Judy Gordon Mentlik of Westfield, NJ and Polly Gordon of Waldorf, MD.

      Maud was born May 23, 1926 in Greenville, NC.

      After retiring from the Federal Government, she enjoyed overseas travel with her husband. For many years she was an enthusiastic volunteer with the Samuels Public Library.

      In addition to her husband and daughters, she is survived by her wonderful grandchildren, Philip Cosmos Bell of New Zealand, Carly Mentlik of CA, Jacob Mentlik of ME and his life partner, Maia Campoamor and their children Osa and Quillan; her dear sister Alte Faust; sisters-in-law, Julia and Elsie Lammert; and numerous nieces and nephews.

      Memorial contributions may be made to Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 West Cork Street, Winchester, VA 22601.

      Arrangements are by Maddox Funeral Home, Inc., in Front Royal.

      An obituary was published in the Northern Virginia Daily on April 30, 2011.

  • Sources 
    1. [S203] Recorded Births, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=8783&h=4835232&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=60541.

    2. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85827314/maud-blow-gordon.

    3. [S211] State Select Marriages, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=60548&h=8007291&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=9278.
      married Alexander Reyburn Gordon