Osage County, Oklahoma, Obituary:  Jack D. Powell, M.D.

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::Woodland Cemetery--Cleveland OK
 
The Hominy News - Progress
Vol. 35, No. 20
Wednesday, May 15, 2002
Page 5

Jack D. Powell, M.D.

Jack D. Powell, M.D., age 65, died at his home in West Monroe, Louisiana, 
on Fri. May 3, 2002 after a year and a half battle with colon cancer.

Most recently, Dr. Powell served as an Associate Professor of Medicine at 
the Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Shreveport at Monroe, 
Louisiana.  In this capacity, Dr. Powell was responsible for the teaching 
and mentoring of Family Practice residents.  He also served as Chief of 
Staff.

Dr. Powell was born in Hominy on May 8, 1936.  During his early childhood, 
his family lived in several communities in northeastern Oklahoma, but 
eventually settled in Cleveland, where Dr. Powell graduated from high 
school in 1954.  He attended the University of Oklahoma where he received 
his B.S. Degree in 1958 and his M.D. in 1961.

After a one-year rotating internship at Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa, 
and a Family Practice residency at Huey P. Long Charity Hospital in 
Pineville, Louisiana, Dr. Powell joined a family medicine practice in 
Poteau.  He practiced medicine in Poteau from 1963 to 1971, and also 
served as a preceptor for the University of Oklahoma Medical Center.  In 
1971, Dr. Powell returned to the University of Oklahoma Health Science 
where he completed a residency in Internal Medicine and a Fellowship in 
Cardiology, and served as Chief Medicine Resident.

In 1975, Dr. Powell served as Director of Medical Services for Metropolitan 
Life Insurance Company in Tulsa.  After one year, he returned to the 
private practice of Internal Medicine and Cardiology in Tulsa where he 
practiced for almost 20 years, until 1995 when he joined the faculty of 
the LSU Family Practice residency program in Monroe.  Dr. Powell was a 
Fellow of the American Academy of Family Practice and a member of the 
American College of Physicians, the American Board of Internal Medicine, 
as well as various medical societies in Oklahoma and Louisiana.

Dr. Powell served in the Oklahoma National Guard from 1963 to 1971.  He 
was a long time member of the Will Rogers Rotary Club in Tulsa.  He was 
also an active member of the United Methodist Church, serving as a trustee 
for the First United Methodist Church of Poteau, again for St. Stephen's 
United Methodist Church in Broken Arrow.  Most recently he has been an 
active member of the McGuire United Methodist Church in West Monroe, 
Louisiana.

Dr. Powell was an avid sportsman, especially enjoying fishing, hunting, 
and skeet shooting.  He was a loyal alumnus of the University of Oklahoma, 
a fan of both its academic and athletic programs.

Dr. Powell is preceded in death by his parents, Delbert and Ida Mae Powell.  
He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Judy, and three daughters, Lorrie 
Hayes and her husband Jim Hayes of Southlake, Tx., Terri Powell of 
Brooklyn, NY., and Mary Susan Powell of Washington DC; three grandchildren, 
Arrington, Ansley, and Madison Hayes; three brothers, Terry Powell and his 
wife Joan of Claremore, Gale Powell and his wife Kay of Cleveland, and 
John Powell of Tulsa; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held at the Church of the Nazarene in Cleveland at 
10 a.m. Tues. May 7, 2002 with internment immediately after at the Woodland 
Cemetery under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home.

A memorial service was held at West Monroe, Louisiana at the McGuire 
United Methodist Church.  In lieu of flowers, the family requests 
contributions be made to the McGuire United Methodist Church Building Fund, 
the Glenwood Regional Medical Center Hospice of West Monroe, Louisiana, or 
a charity of one's choice.
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