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Wilbern Benjamin Powell

Male 1924 - 2004  (80 years)


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  • Name Wilbern Benjamin Powell  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Born 14 Mar 1924  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Gender Male 
    Died 21 Nov 2004  Jasper, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 
    • The Sabine County Reporter
      December 1, 2004

      Wilbern B. Powell, 80, of Bronson died Sunday, Nov. 21, 2004, at a Jasper Hospital.

      Powell was born March 14, 1924, and had been a longtime Bronson area resident. He was retired from the Texas Department of Transportation. Survivors: Wife, Margie Powell of Bronson; two sons and daughters-in-law, Herbert and Linda Powell of Krum and Bobby and Peggy Powell of Channelview; two brothers, Hollis Powell of Pineland and Harvey Powell of Livingston; a sister, Viola ELLIS of Brookeland; three grandchildren Patti WATSON and husband Eric of Highland Village, Chad Powell of Krum, and Rae Ann FOWLER and husband Joe of Houston; and four great-grandchildren, Madeline WATSON, Benjamin WATSON, Ty FOWLER and Peyton FOWLER. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home chapel in Jasper with Bro. H.T. Davison officiating.

      (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong)
    Person ID I15561  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Benjamin Franklin Powell,   b. 26 Nov 1892, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 1962, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Mollie Low,   b. 17 Jan 1898, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jan 1933  (Age 34 years) 
    Family ID F5500  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margie Rae Ellis,   b. 31 May 1928, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 2012, Bronson, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 
    Family ID F8701  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Mar 1924 - Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Nov 2004 - Jasper, Jasper County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S327] Dore, Barbara Yancey (RootsLady@rootslady.com) "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project" http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1, (Dore, Barbara Yancey "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project"; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1 ; Updated Tue Feb 24 22:17:40 2004 This Gedcom contains many regionally located but sometimes unconnected Southeast Texas persons. Some of the information has been collected during Barbara's past 35 years of family research. Many undocumented families in the area are included. ALWAYS verify!!).

    2. [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), December 10, 1997. page 12, obituary of Lincoln M. Powell (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), August 22, 2012, page 14, obituary of Viola Powell Ellis (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), December 1, 2004 (Reliability: 3).