OBITUARY: POWELL, Frank Wells - Lincoln County, Kentucky

Date:	16 November 2003
Submitted By: Sherri Hall
http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000051

From the Danville Advocate Messenger, 3 Dec 2002

MARYVILLE, Tenn. -- Frank Wells Powell, 73, of Louisville, Tenn., 
died Sunday at his home.

Born Dec. 15, 1928, in Stanford, he was the son of the late R.M. and 
Mary Letha Powell. He was a deaf educator and administrator, having 
taught at Kentucky School for the Deaf and other schools, and served 
as director of Callier Speech and Hearing Center in Dallas, Texas. 
He was a speaker and consultant on deaf education issues. He received 
a bachelor's degree from Centre College and a master's degree from 
Galludet University. He also was an Air Force veteran, having served 
as a navigator in the Korean War.

Survivors include his adopted son, Mark Oppie of Louisville, Tenn.; 
two sisters, Peggy Murphy of Nicholasville and Mary Roberts of 
Louisville, Tenn.; and a brother, Josh Powell of Atlanta, Ga.

A memorial service was held today in Maryville. A graveside service 
will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Buffalo Springs Cemetery in Stanford.

Memorials may go to Stanford Presbyterian Church.

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