Marshall Co., OK; Obituary: Lena Bell Powell

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MADILL RECORD AUGUST 7, 1975 Page 5 A  
LENA POWELL'S SERVICE HELD 

Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon for Lena Bell Powell, a long
time Oakland resident. O.J. Russell officiated for the services from Watts
Memorial Chapel. Don Tarbet assisted. Singing was under the direction of
Mary Huebach. Mrs. Powell was born December 10, 1896 in Mannsville, I.T. At
age three she moved to Oakland where she lived until 1929. She and Robert
Kelly Powell were married in Madill Febuary 8, 1921. The couple moved to
Oklahoma City in 1929 and lived there until 1938. In 1940 they returned to
Oakland where Mrs. Powell lived the remainder of her life. She was a self
taught to be an artist and painted old landmarks and church baptistry
paintings. Mrs. Powell worked at Peterson's and Sharpe's department stores
in Madill for 10 years. A member of the Church of Christ since she was 15
years old, she died Sunday evening at an Oklahoma City Hospital at the age
of 76. She had been in ill health for three months. Surviving Mrs. Powell
in addition to her husband of the Oakland home are two daughters, Mrs. Lee
Allen of Oklahoma City and Mrs. Alecia Farrimond of Hartshorne and a son,
Bobby Powell of Gulfport, Miss. Also surviving are two sisters, Mary Feeney
of Grand Prairie, Tex. and Lazelle Cornelson of Oakland, eight
grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Pallbearers for the services
were Jim Davis, Ira Ivy, Aubrey Lynn, Woodrow McGill, C.E. McMasters, John
Rorex, Mike Walker and Otis Ward. Burial was in the Oakland Cemetery.