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John Edward Powell

Male 1953 - 1982  (29 years)


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  • Name John Edward Powell 
    Born 22 Sep 1953  Pine Grove, Pulaski County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1 Dec 1982  Roanoke, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Highland Memory Gardens Dublin, Pulaski County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I23411  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 22 Oct 2021 

    Father Addison 'Bradsher' Powell,   b. 30 Dec 1911, Roxboro, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 May 1994, Halifax, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Mattie Ruth Crews,   b. 14 Dec 1916, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Sep 1953, Pulaski County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years) 
    Married 2 Mar 1943  Chesterfield, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F8863  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Living 
    Last Modified 22 Oct 2021 
    Family ID F8865  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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    Death Certificate
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    Divorce Record
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  • Notes 
    • John Edward "Johnny" Powell, 29, of 325 Gallaway Ave., Dublin, died Wednesday afternoon in the Roanoke Memorial Hospital, as a result of an automobile accident.

      Born Sept, 22, 1953 in Pulaski. He was the son of Adison Bradeer Powell of Halifax.

      He was preceded in death by his mother, Ruth Cruise Powell.

      He was the foster son of Walter Clifton Duncan and Lilly Vickers Duncan of Dublin.

      He is survived also by his step-mother,-Jean Duncan Powell of Halifax.

      He was a member of the Dublin United Methodist Church.

      Other Survivors are one son, Anthony "Tony" Quentin Powell, of Dublin; one sister, Mrs. Jerry (Elaine) Yegan of Virginia Beach; two brothers, Tommy Powell, U.S. Navy in San Diego, Calif., and Billy Powell of Oxford, North Carolina and one foster brother, Peyton Duncan of Radford.

      The funeral will be Saturday at 3 p.m. from the Dublin United Methodist Church with the Rev. Paul E. Brown officiating. Interment will follow in the Highland Memory Gardens of Dublin. Friends may visit anytime today with the family receiving friends from 7-9 p.m. at the Bower Funeral Home, Dublin. The body will be taken to the church at 1 p.m. Saturday to lie in state until the service. Bower Funeral Home, Dublin, is handling the arrangements.

      Friday, Dec 3, 1982, Southwest Times, Pulaski, VA

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117502232/john-edward-powell.
      John Edward ?Johnny? Powell
      BIRTH: 22 Sep 1953
      Pine Grove, Pulaski County, Virginia
      DEATH: 1 Dec 1982 (aged 29)
      Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia
      BURIAL: Highland Memory Gardens
      Dublin, Pulaski County, Virginia