Obituary of Lou Ellen Darnell Powell ********************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons.Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 From: http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000008 ********************************** Lou Ellen Darnell Powell Bath County News-Outlook Thursday, January 27, 1938 Mrs. Powell Dies Near Sherburne Succumbs To A Brief Illness of Pneumonia Mrs. Lou Ellen Powell, 73 years old, wife of James A. Powell, prominent farmer and land owner of the Pebble section, died at her home shortly after 5 o'clock Wednesday morning, January 26, after a several days' illness of lobar pneumonia. Mrs. Powell, who had been in ill health for a number of years, developed pneumonia last Friday and had been critically ill since that time. A native of this county, she was a daughter of the late John W. and Isabelle Crain Darnell and came of one of the counties most prominent and influential families. She was born January 29, 1865, and had spent her more than three score and ten years among the people of this county, by whom she was highly regarded. Her loss will be deeply felt by a host of life long friends. Besides her husband she is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Lydia McClure, Olney, Colo.; Mrs. Amos Denton, Fleming county; Mrs. Ed Daugherty, Mrs. Sam Conyers and Mrs. James Scott House, of Bath county. She is also survived by three brothers, W. E. Darnell, Charles Darnell, and Sam R. Darnell of Owingsville. Funeral services will be held at the residence Friday morning, January 28, at 11 o'clock, conducted by the Rev. George C. Frey, pastor of the Owingsville Christian Church. Interment will follow in Long View Cemetery, Bethel.