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Edith <I>Wilde</I> Powell

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Edith Wilde Powell

Birth
Delano, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
28 Nov 1951 (aged 77)
Hazleton, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Hazleton, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Hazleton Plain Speaker; Thursday, November 29, 1951:
Mrs. Edith W. Powell, widow of Jacob Carter Powell, died at 2:15 p.m. yesterday at the Sate Hospital. She was admitted to the institution November 16. Born in Delano, Mrs. Powell was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Wilde. She resided the greater part of her life in Hazleton and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, the Golden Rule Bible Class of the Church School, and the YWCA.

Her husband died in 1947, and her sister, Mrs. Kathryn Montelius, with whom she lived following the death of her husband, died in April 1950. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Roland E. Edmunds, and three grandchildren.

The funeral will be held privately from the residence, 138 North Church street, at 11 a.m., Saturday, with services in charge of the Rev. Frederic B. Crane, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. Interment will be made in the Vine street cemetery. Friends may call at the residence Friday afternoon and evening.
Hazleton Plain Speaker; Thursday, November 29, 1951:
Mrs. Edith W. Powell, widow of Jacob Carter Powell, died at 2:15 p.m. yesterday at the Sate Hospital. She was admitted to the institution November 16. Born in Delano, Mrs. Powell was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Wilde. She resided the greater part of her life in Hazleton and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, the Golden Rule Bible Class of the Church School, and the YWCA.

Her husband died in 1947, and her sister, Mrs. Kathryn Montelius, with whom she lived following the death of her husband, died in April 1950. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Roland E. Edmunds, and three grandchildren.

The funeral will be held privately from the residence, 138 North Church street, at 11 a.m., Saturday, with services in charge of the Rev. Frederic B. Crane, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. Interment will be made in the Vine street cemetery. Friends may call at the residence Friday afternoon and evening.


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  • Added: Aug 18, 2014
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134525966/edith-powell: accessed ), memorial page for Edith Wilde Powell (28 Jan 1874–28 Nov 1951), Find a Grave Memorial ID 134525966, citing Vine Street Cemetery, Hazleton, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by delancey23 (contributor 46899891).