San Joaquin County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Powell, Anna Ione Christensen March 7, 2005 ********************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/obits/obitsca/obitsca.htm ********************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cheryl Davis-Holman Cis1052@aol.com March 13, 2005, 6:43 pm The Record March 8, 2005 Stockton Anna Ione Christensen Powell July 19, 1928 - March 7, 2005 Anna Ione Christen Powell, 76, passed away today after a lengthy illness. A native Stocktonian, she graduated from Stockton High School, June 20, 1946, and was a member of the school when they bought Willie the Jeep. While in high school she began working for Pacific Bell. After graduation, she married Clifford M. Powell, Sr., who preceded her in death. She continued to work for the telephone company for many years. She also worked for Civil Defense during the cold war as an airplane spotter. In 1959, she won the Petticoat Derby in the conventional car class. After her marriage, she and Cliff had a son, Cliff Jr. They also provided a home for two of Cliff's younger brothers, Harold and Ken Powell. After working at the telephone company she went to work for the Physicians and Surgeons Exchange until her retirement in 1993. Anna was an active and avid bowler in Stockton leagues, competing in many tournaments thoughout Calif. and Nevada. She was a member of the Linden United Methodist Church and Women's Circle. She volunteered regularly with the Clothes Closet and Caring Christmas Tree in Linden. She is survived by her son and his wife, Cliff and Marcia Powell of Linden. She is also survived by her granddaughter and great-grandson, Jennifer and Jeffery Powell of Stockton. She was preceded in death by another grandson, Jeffery Powell of Linden. She is also survived by her brother and his wife, Charles and Pam Myers of Stockton. She is also survived by brothers and sisters-in-law, Harold and Nancy Powell of Stockton, Ken and Patricia Powell of Killeen, Texas and Roberta and Eddie Nunes of Manteca. She is survived by many nieces and nephews. Viewing for Anna will be at Wallace-Martin Funeral Home, Stockton on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Services for Anna Powell will be at the Linden First Baptist Church, 17580 E. Hwy. 26, Linden, CA. Committal will be at Linden Cemetery. For information, please call Wallace-Martin Funeral Home at 209-466-6993. Memorials may be sent to the Linden United Methodist Church, 19147 E. Main St., Linden, CA 95236. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ca/sanjoaquin/obits/powell6308gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/caobfiles/ File size: 2.8 Kb