Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Powell, Mark Lyle March 3, 2019
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Ionia Sentinel Standard-Sat. March 9, 2019

MARK LYLE POWELL, 76
Mark Lyle Powell, age 76, passed away at his home in Gulfport, MS, on Sunday, 
March 3, 2019.

He was born March 1, 1943, in Jefferson, Iowas to Lyle Powell and Mary 
(McClellan) Powell. Mark was raised on a farm in Yale, Iowa with his brother 
Jack and Sister Jean, and graduated from Yale High School in 1961.

Mark moved to California, when he enlisted in the Navy as a Corpsman. He 
served in Vietnam while attached to the 1st Marine's Regiment, earning the 
National defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, and a Purple 
Heart. After returning home he married Janet (Peterson) and moved to Michigan 
to work as a loan officer, where his son Jack was born Mark worked as General 
Manager at Harold Zeigler Ford in Lowell, where he married Nancy (Falzone) 
and helped raise her sons Brad and Jeff Dehem. He moved to Perry, Georgia to 
pursue his dream of owning a car dealership. Mark ended his career with 
Utility Service company, which led him to the Mississippi Gulf Coast where he 
continued to live in his retirement.

Mark married Peggy Henderson in July 2014, with whom he spent his final years 
in love and companionship. Mark made many special and lifelong friends; 
enjoyed time at the Ocean Springs Yacht Club and service as a Rotarian; and 
appreciated classic Mustangs, great food, boating, and spending time with his 
grandchildren.

Mark is survived by his wife Peggy; step-daughter Lauren (Jay) Sullivan; 
step-grandchildren Cooper and Piper; son Jack (Maureen) Powell; grandchildren 
Thomas and Ryan Powell; his sister Jean (Roger) Olson; nephews Erik and 
Niles; and many cousins.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and his brother Jack.

The funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, March 11, 2019, at Riemann 
Family Funeral Home, 11280 Three Rivers Rd., Gulfport, with a visitation for 
family and friends from 11 a.m. until the service. Burial services will 
immediately follow at the Biloxi National Cemetery. A celebration of Mark's 
life will follow at Ocean Springs Yacht Club.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Gary Sinise Foundation 
(garysinisefoundation.org)

An online obituary may be viewed and memories shared at riemannfamily.com



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