Mary Elizabeth Fillman

Gordon married Madora Ella Powell 24 Apr 1954, Long Beach, California. Madora (daughter of Robert Guy Powell and Mary Elizabeth Gatewood) was born 16 Nov 1926, Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina; died 20 Aug 2011, York, Nebraska; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery (York, Nebraska). [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Madora Powell (1926-2011)

Madora P. Fillman, 84, of York, died Aug. 20, 2011 after a
courageous three-year battle with pulmonary fibrosis and
diabetes. She was born Nov. 16, 1926 at Blanch, N.C., to
Robert G. and Mary (Gatewood) Powell. Madora was educated
in the County Schools of Caswell County, N.C., and then
graduated from Mars Hill College in Mars Hill, N.C., and
Averett University in Danville, Va. Madora was employed in
Danville, Va., and the Department of Public Utilities in
Raleigh, N.C. She then moved to New York City and was
employed by Chase Manhattan Bank. She excelled in the use
of shorthand and was proficient all her life. It was in New
York City when she met Gordon B. Fillman on Nov. 13, 1953 -
the day he graduated from Navy OCS on his 24th birthday.
They were married in Long Beach, Calif., on April 24, 1954
where he served in the U.S. Navy. After he returned from
Japan, they moved to North Chicago, Ill., where he was
assigned to Great Lakes ADCOM Legal. She enjoyed many happy
reunions over the years with her Navy friends.

Madora and Gordon had five children: Rhonda, Gary, Mary
Elizabeth, Susan and Steven. She has lived in York since
January 1958. She has been a member of First United
Methodist Church of York for over 50 years and enjoyed
Deborah Circle. She was first a member of Blanch Baptist
Church and later became a member of Riverside Church in New
York City. Madora enjoyed travel and accompanied Gordon to
three Rotary International Conventions in Denver, Mexico
City and Birmingham, England. She was also a Rotary Paul
Harris Fellow. She and Gordon visited 48 of the United
States, Sweden, Norway and Germany, as well as, visiting
all six Eastern European countries, including Yugoslavia,
before the breakup occurred. A favorite country was
Romania. Separate trips included all of Turkey and later
Southeast Asia, including Hong Kong, Thailand and Singapore.

Madora is survived by her husband, Gordon B. Fillman of
York; her daughter, Rhonda (Brad) Barrows of Denton; son,
Gary (Gina) Fillman of Omaha; daughter, Susan (David) Wood
of Lincoln; and son, Steven (Karen) Fillman of York;
brother, William K. (Margie) Powell of Danville, Va.; and
sister, Elizabeth Ann (David) Sparks of Ringgold, Va.;
sisters-in-law, Myrtle Powell of Charlotte, N.C. and Gwen
Dahlquist of Minneapolis, Minn.; grandchildren, Jennifer
Guido, Stephanie (Aaron) Bauer, Hannah Fillman, Elizabeth
Fillman and David Fillman; great-grandchildren, Taylor
Guido and Noah and Mason Bauer; step-grandchildren, Liz
(David) Chalenburg with sons Aiden and Holden, and Ryan
(Anne) Barrows and daughter Martha; and several nieces and
nephews.

Preceding her in death were her parents; her brother,
Robert G. Powell Jr.; and brother-in-law and sister-in-law,
Warren and Joan Fillman; and an infant daughter, Mary
Elizabeth, who died in 1959. Madora was a very loving
person and enjoyed her family and friends very much. She
had hundreds of books and magazines and delighted in
reading to her children when they were young and her
grandchildren. She was also an excellent cook and we always
enjoyed her fried chicken and all types of desserts that
she made, including zucchini bread. One of her favorite
activities was sitting on the front porch having coffee
with her friends. If it was raining late at night, she
enjoyed very much being out on the porch and watching it
rain. She was a dear person and we will miss her very much.

Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m., Wednesday, Aug.
24, 2011, at the First United Methodist Church in York.
Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery, York. Suggested
memorials to First United Methodist Church of York
Foundation or American Diabetes Association. Visitation was
held at Metz Mortuary on Monday from 5-9 p.m. and on
Tuesday from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. with family greeting friends
from 6-8:30 p.m. Tuesday evening. Condolences may be left
for the family at www.metzmortuary.com. Services conducted
by Metz Mortuary of York.

York News-Times (York, Nebraska). Published: Tuesday,
August 23, 2011 1:12 AM CDT.

!NAME:Details: The Heritage of Caswell County, North
Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at
226-227 (Article #246 "S, Details: The Heritage of
Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow,
Editor (1985) at 226-227 (Article #246 "S

Notes:

World War I veteran whose biographical sketch was published
in Caswell County in the World War, 1917-1918: Service
Records of Caswell County Men, George A. Anderson,
Compiler (1921).

!NAME:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

!BIRTH:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

!DEATH:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

Robert married Mary Elizabeth Gatewood 27 Nov 1925, Danville, Virginia. Mary was born 6 Apr 1899, Caswell County, North Carolina; died 28 Sep 1977, Manassas, Virginia; was buried , Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina). [Group Sheet]

Notes:

!NAME:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

!BIRTH:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

!DEATH:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

Notes:

Married:
!MARRIAGE:Details: The Heritage of Caswell County,
North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at
140-141 (Article #101 "L, Details: The Heritage of
Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow,
Editor (1985) at 140-141 (Article #101 "L

Notes:

Rufus Edwin Powell (1856-1924)

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This photograph is believed to be of siblings Bettie
Margaret Powell (1851-1938) and Rufus Edwin Powell
(1856-1924). They were children of Henry Alexander Powell
(1824-1866) and Martha Ann Walters (born 1825).
_______________

The Bee (Danville, Virginia) 6 December 1924 (Page 5)

Rufus E. Powell Dies at His Home at Blanch, N.C.

Announcement is made of the death at his home at 5:50 p.m.
yesterday of Rufus E. Powell, an influential citizen and
farmer of Blanch, Caswell county, N. C., aged 68 years. He
had resided near Blanch all his life, was a deacon in the
Baptist church
and a man of the highest standing in his community.

Funeral services will be held at the home at 2 p.m. Sunday
(tomorrow) and interment will be made in the family
cemetery.

Deceased has a brother Arthur H. Powell of Sutherlin, Va.
and two sisters Mrs. Betty P. Moore, of Bunn, N. C. and
Mrs. D. G. Watkins of Blanch, N. C. He is survived by eight
children: Mrs. W. L. Griggs, North Wilkesboro, N. C.; H. A.
Powell, N. C.; R. E. Powell, Marshville, N. C.; Miss Mary
E. Powell, Raleigh, N. C.; Dr. Walter B. Powell, Memphis,
Tenn.; Dr. Rosa P. Taylor, Charlottesville, Va.; Robert G.
Powell, Blanch, N. C. and Mrs. B. V. Chamblee, Hamlet, N. C.
_______________

The Bee (Danville, Virginia) 10 December 1924 (Page 11)

Card of Thanks

We, the children of Mr. R. E. Powell, Blanche, N. C. wish
to express to friends and relatives our deepest
appreciation of the many kindnesses shown us during the
sickness, death and burial of our beloved father.

!NAME:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

!BIRTH:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

!DEATH:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

!BURIAL:Details: The Heritage of Caswell County, North
Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at
140-141 (Article #101 "L, Details: The Heritage of
Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow,
Editor (1985) at 140-141 (Article #101 "L

This photograph is believed to be of siblings Bettie Margaret Powell (1851-1938) and Rufus Edwin Powell (1856-1924). They were children of Henry Alexander Powell (1824-1866) and Martha Ann Walters (born 1825). For more information on this family go to the Caswell County Family Tree.

Rufus married Madora Ella 'Dora' Stanfield 25 Mar 1879, Leasburg, Caswell County, North Carolina. Madora (daughter of Josiah Asbury Stanfield and Agnes Ware Sergeant/Sargent) was born 28 Jul 1859, Leasburg, Caswell County, North Carolina; died 10 Jan 1915, Danville, Virginia; was buried , Powell Family Cemetery (Blanche, Caswell County, North Carolina). [Group Sheet]

Notes:

!NAME:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

!BIRTH:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

!DEATH:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

!BURIAL:Details: The Heritage of Caswell County, North
Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at
140-141 (Article #101 "L, Details: The Heritage of
Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow,
Editor (1985) at 140-141 (Article #101 "L

Name:
Daughter of Josiah Asbury Stanfield (1829-1896) and Agnes Ware Sergent (1832-1916)

Notes:

Married:
!MARRIAGE:Details: The Heritage of Caswell County,
North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at
140-141 (Article #101 "L, Details: The Heritage of
Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow,
Editor (1985) at 140-141 (Article #101 "L