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'Bessie', Elizabeth Mae Howard

Female 1875 - 1953  (78 years)


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  1. 1.  'Bessie', Elizabeth Mae Howard was born 15 Feb 1875, Person, North Carolina; died 17 Feb 1953, Durham, North Carolina; was buried , Oak Ridge Cemetery, South Boston, Virginia...Cemetery is at the corner of N. Main St. & Cavalier Blvd. In South Boston Va..

    Notes:

    Name:
    Bessie Howard Salley, widow, married A.G. Powell in 1911

    'Bessie', married Addison Graves dna Powell 24 Apr 1911, Halifax County, Virginia. Addison (son of William Jefferson dna Powell and Elizabeth Allen dna Carter) was born 5 May 1854, Halifax Co., Virginia; died 12 Mar 1923, Halifax County, Virginia; was buried , Oak Ridge Cemetery, South Boston, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Addison 'Bradsher' Powell  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Dec 1911, Roxboro, North Carolina; died 13 May 1994, Halifax, Virginia; was buried , Halifax Memorial Gardens, South Boston, Halifax County, Virginia.
    2. 3. Eddie 'Hampton' Powell  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Mar 1913, Halifax County, Virginia; died 20 Mar 1994, South Boston, Virginia; was buried , Oak Ridge Cemetery South Boston, Virginia.
    3. 4. Grayson Carrington Powell  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Dec 1914, Halifax County, Virginia; died 31 Mar 1986, Amherst County, Virginia; was buried , Fort Hill Memorial Park, Lynchburg, Virginia.
    4. 5. Martha 'Mattie' Mae Powell  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Feb 1918, Halifax County, Virginia; died 14 Jul 2006, Granville County, North Carolina; was buried , Enon Baptist Church Cemetery, Granville County, North Carolina.
    5. 6. Donald 'Edgar' Powell  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Sep 1919, Virginia; died 12 Feb 2005; was buried , Dan River Cemetery, Halifax County, Virginia.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Addison 'Bradsher' Powell Descendancy chart to this point (1.'Bessie',1) was born 30 Dec 1911, Roxboro, North Carolina; died 13 May 1994, Halifax, Virginia; was buried , Halifax Memorial Gardens, South Boston, Halifax County, Virginia.

    Addison married Mattie Ruth Crews 2 Mar 1943, Chesterfield, South Carolina . Mattie was born 14 Dec 1916, Halifax County, Virginia; died 22 Sep 1953, Pulaski County, Virginia; was buried , Church Cemetery, Halifax County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 7. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 8. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 9. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 10. John Edward Powell  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Sep 1953, Pine Grove, Pulaski County, Virginia; died 1 Dec 1982, Roanoke, Virginia; was buried , Highland Memory Gardens Dublin, Pulaski County, Virginia.

    Addison married Jean Duncan 21 Dec 1956, Chesterfield, South Carolina . Jean was born 23 Aug 1935, Pulaski County, Virginia; died 10 Jul 2013, Halifax, Virginia; was buried , Halifax Memorial Gardens South Boston, Halifax County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 11. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 12. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  Eddie 'Hampton' Powell Descendancy chart to this point (1.'Bessie',1) was born 27 Mar 1913, Halifax County, Virginia; died 20 Mar 1994, South Boston, Virginia; was buried , Oak Ridge Cemetery South Boston, Virginia.

    Notes:

    Name: Eddie Hampton Powell
    Gender: Male
    Race: White
    Age at Death: 80
    Birth Date: abt 1914
    Death Date: 20 Mar 1994
    Death Place: South Boston, Virginia
    Spouse: Hm


    Name:
    Probably Edward

    Eddie married Helen Louise Mitchell 17 Apr 1935, Halifax County, Virginia. Helen was born 9 Feb 1912, South Boston, Virginia; died 5 Jan 1997; was buried , Oak Ridge Cemetery South Boston, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 13. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 14. Eddie Mitchell Powell  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 May 1943, Halifax County, Virginia; died 28 Aug 2021, Halifax County, Virginia; was buried , Oak Ridge Cemetery South Boston, Halifax County, Virginia.

  3. 4.  Grayson Carrington PowellGrayson Carrington Powell Descendancy chart to this point (1.'Bessie',1) was born 13 Dec 1914, Halifax County, Virginia; died 31 Mar 1986, Amherst County, Virginia; was buried , Fort Hill Memorial Park, Lynchburg, Virginia.

    Grayson married Virginia Orrell 5 Jul 1936, South Boston, Virginia; divorced 5 Sep 1969, Halifax County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

    Grayson married Shirley Katherine Curd 16 Apr 1972, Lynchburg, Virginia. Shirley was born 23 Mar 1937, Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  4. 5.  Martha 'Mattie' Mae Powell Descendancy chart to this point (1.'Bessie',1) was born 22 Feb 1918, Halifax County, Virginia; died 14 Jul 2006, Granville County, North Carolina; was buried , Enon Baptist Church Cemetery, Granville County, North Carolina.

    Martha married Oscar Randolph Yancey 30 Jun 1938. Oscar was born 3 Mar 1913, North Carolina; died 10 Nov 2006, Granville, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 15. Betty Jane Yancey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Mar 1941, North Carolina.
    2. 16. Paula Yancey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Feb 1946, Granville County, North Carolina.

  5. 6.  Donald 'Edgar' Powell Descendancy chart to this point (1.'Bessie',1) was born 28 Sep 1919, Virginia; died 12 Feb 2005; was buried , Dan River Cemetery, Halifax County, Virginia.

    Donald married Mary Alice Horton 10 Mar 1946, Anson County, North Carolina. Mary was born 14 Jan 1921, Anson, North Carolina; died 29 Oct 2004; was buried , Dan River Cemetery, Halifax County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 7.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (2.Addison2, 1.'Bessie',1)

  2. 8.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (2.Addison2, 1.'Bessie',1)

  3. 9.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (2.Addison2, 1.'Bessie',1)

  4. 10.  John Edward Powell Descendancy chart to this point (2.Addison2, 1.'Bessie',1) was born 22 Sep 1953, Pine Grove, Pulaski County, Virginia; died 1 Dec 1982, Roanoke, Virginia; was buried , Highland Memory Gardens Dublin, Pulaski County, Virginia.

    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

    John married Living [Group Sheet]


  5. 11.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (2.Addison2, 1.'Bessie',1)

  6. 12.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (2.Addison2, 1.'Bessie',1)

  7. 13.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (3.Eddie2, 1.'Bessie',1)

    Living married E.N. Church, Sr. [Group Sheet]


  8. 14.  Eddie Mitchell Powell Descendancy chart to this point (3.Eddie2, 1.'Bessie',1) was born 12 May 1943, Halifax County, Virginia; died 28 Aug 2021, Halifax County, Virginia; was buried , Oak Ridge Cemetery South Boston, Halifax County, Virginia.

    Notes:

    Mr. Eddie Mitchell Powell of South Boston, VA passed away at the home of his son Jeff ad Michele Powell of Alton, VA with them by his side on Saturday, August 28, 2021. He was born in Halifax County on May 12, 1943 and was 78 years old. He was the son of the late Eddie Hampton Powell Sr. and the late Helen Mitchell Powell. Eddie was a member of First Baptist Church and was the owner of Powell Motor Company in South Boston from which he retired in 1992. He was a member of the South Boston Lions Club and American Legion Post 8. He was an avid golfer and truly loved the game. His second passion was motorcycles. He loved his children and grandchildren very much. He was a great story teller and had a great sense of humor. He had a special and unique way of touching peoples? lives that left an everlasting mark on them.

    Survivors include:
    One son:
    Jeffrey Powell and wife Michele of Alton, VA
    Two daughters:
    Elizabeth P. Furmidge and husband Dwayne of Wilmington, NC
    Kathryn P. Osterhout and husband Brett of Midlothian, VA
    Two sisters:
    Jean P. Church and Betsy Anderson of South Boston, VA
    Four grandchildren:
    Tommy Powell of South Boston, VA
    Claire Furmidge of Wilmington, NC
    Anna Osterhout of Midlothian, VA
    Maggie Osterhout of Midlothian, VA
    Special nephew:
    Edwin ?Chuck? Church and wife Kersten of South Carolina
    Special niece:
    Pamela Church Hall of South Carolina

    Former wife and close friend
    Nancy Glass Powell of Midlothian, VA

    He was also preceded in death by one brother, Eddie Hampton Powell Jr.

    A private funeral service will be held at Powell Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Garrett Bowman and Rev. Susan Davis officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Ridge Cemetery.

    The family will receive friends at the home of Betsy P. Anderson and Jean Church, 1171 Dan River Baptist Church Rd., Halifax, VA

    The family wishes to extend a special thanks to Sentara Halifax regional Hospice for their care and concerns for him. Also a special thanks to nurses Kelly, Estella, Tara, and Pam for their professionalism and the great care they provided.

    Online condolences may be made at www.powellfuneralinc.com.

    Arrangements are by Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 1603 Wilborn Avenue, South Boston, VA 24592.


  9. 15.  Betty Jane Yancey Descendancy chart to this point (5.Martha2, 1.'Bessie',1) was born 16 Mar 1941, North Carolina.

  10. 16.  Paula Yancey Descendancy chart to this point (5.Martha2, 1.'Bessie',1) was born 9 Feb 1946, Granville County, North Carolina.


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