Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....POWELL, RONALD JEFFREY September 12, 2017
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News Star World - September 14, 2017
RONALD JEFFREY POWELL


Monroe - Funeral services for Ronald Jeffrey "Ron" Powell, 72, of Monroe, 
LA, will be held at 1:00 PM, Friday, September 15, 2017, at First United 
Methodist Church, Monroe, LA with Rev. Lynn Malone officiating. A visitation 
will be in the parlor of the church at noon prior to the service. Interment 
will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, under the direction of 
Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. An additional visitation 
will be held at Mulhearn Funeral Home in Monroe on Thursday, September 14, 
2017 from 4:00 to 6:00 PM.

Ron passed away on Tuesday, September 12, 2017, at his home in Monroe.

Ron was born September 6, 1945 to Billie and Lois Powell. He grew up in Pine 
Bluff, AR. At age 13, he started his work career with a paper route for the 
Pine Bluff Commercial. At age 16 he went to work for the Mad Butcher grocery 
store. After high school, he graduated from the University of Arkansas at 
Monticello with a B.S. in Education. He then moved to Monroe where he taught 
school and coached basketball for four years. On June 15, 1973, Ron left 
teaching to pursue a career in the insurance business. In January 1974, he 
took over the Lamar Life Agency selling group insurance. Several years 
later, he started his own company, Ron Powell Corporate Benefit Plans. 
During this time, he served on the Louisiana Insurance Board Commission and 
won many awards in the insurance industry. His contributions to the 
community included serving as President of the Twin City Optimist Club and 
the Chauvin Racquet Club. He was also an active member of the Bayou DeSiard 
Country Club and the Paul Harris Fellow Rotary Club. He also built several 
office buildings in the Monroe area. In August 1970, Ron married Marsha, the 
love of his life. Ron and Marsha have two daughters, Martha and Ronna.

Ron was preceded in death by his parents, Billie and Lois Powell: and 
brother, Jerry.

Survivors include his wife, Marsha; brother, Ken Powell and wife Dianne; 
daughter, Martha Cascio and husband Mark, and their children, Jon Wren, 
Peyton and Bella Harrel, and Thomas Cascio; daughter, Ronna Hartt and 
husband Wayne, and their children, Will Edwards, Seth, Grady, and Jenna 
Hartt; and longtime office manager and business partner, Mrs. Jo Forbes.

Pallbearers will be Larry Blackman, Bryan Caldwell, Tommy Culp, Cliff 
Lawrence, Freddie McHenry, Lyle Miller, Tom Nicholson, Joe Rosenberg, Tommy 
Zentner and Mac Wear.

The family would like to thank his hospice nurse, Shannon Newton, for the 
excellent care she provided.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the First United Methodist 
Church, Monroe or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

Mulhearn Funeral Home

Sterlington Road

Monroe, LA

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