Obituary of Matilda Roselee Powe, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana


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From The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal;
Wednesday, August 12, 1998


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Matilda Roselee Powe

Matilda Roselee Powe, 91, of Jena, died at 1:30 p.m., Friday, August 7, 1998,
at the LaSalle General Hospital.

She was a homemaker and member of the Rosefield Baptist Church. She was born
Aug. 17, 1906 at Pleasant hill, La. To the union of William Monroe and
Ellazene Neal Enterkin.

Services were held at 11 a.m., Monday, Aug. 10, at the chapel of Kinner and
Stevens Funeral Home of Jena with Rev. Larry Doughty officiating.

Interment followed in the Jena Cemetery under direction of Kinner and Stevens,
Inc. of Jena.

Survivors include four daughters, Cecil burrmann of Shreveport, Ethel lee Mele
of Lake Charles, Jo Ann Andrews of Jena and Billy Clary of Longville; four
sons, jerry Powe of Grayson, Nick powe of trout, Larry Powe of Grayson and
Melvin Powe of Bangladesh, india; two sisters, Clara Russell and Lillie
Russell, both of Olla; one brother, Fred Enterkin of Los Angeles, Calif.; two
half-sisters, Elaine Zornowski of California and Barbara Carte of Indiana; one
half-brother, Bill Enterkin of Jena; 18 grandchildren and 35 great-
grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Doug Powe, Ricky Powe, David Powe, Steve Gilley, Michael
Clary and Mark Andrews.