OBITUARY: William B. Powell, Jackson County, Oregon 

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Medford (Oregon) Mail Tribune, Friday, 4 Feb 1944, p. 4

WILLIAM B. POWELL

William B. Powell, 44, passed away at Prescott, Ariz., Jan. 28.

He was born in Macon county, Missouri, Feb. 23, 1899 and came to Medford in
1924, residing here until going to Arizona some three years ago.

Mr. Powell was employed by the Medford Corporation and leaves hosts of
friends who will regret to hear of his passing.

Besides his wife, Leona Powell, who was with him in Arizona, he laves three
sons, Melvin, Wayne and Billy Powell. Also his father, T. B. Powell, of
Medford, and four brothers, Forest, of Quincy, Ill.; Frank of Prospect,
Ore.; James E. and Edward Powell, both of Medford, and four sisters, Mrs.
Frank Taylor and Mrs. O. M> Bodkins in Missouri; Mrs. Ralph Peyton and Mrs
James Hodgeson of Butte Falls, Ore. 

The remains are being brought to Medford and services will be held in the
Conger-Morris chapel at 2 p.m. Saturday with the Rev. Ward Rice of the
Christian church officiating. Interment will be in the Medford I.O.O.F.
cemetery.