Born in Arcadia, Pennsylvania, he had lived in Akron over 45 years. After 37 1/2 years of service with Goodyear, he retired eleven years ago. He was a member of Akron Baptist Temple and the Goodyear 25-Year Club. Mr. Powell and his wife, Alma, would have celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary on March 21.
Along with his wife, the former Alma J. Barr; he leaves sons, Rev. Howard D. Powell, Associate Pastor at the Akron Baptist Temple, Richard and Ralph Powell, all of Akron; daughter, Mrs. Romaine (Bernice) Watson of West Salem, Ohio; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and brother, Ray Powell of Bowderton, PA.
Akron Baptist Temple will hold services on Friday at 1 p.m. with burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park.
Eckard-Baldwin Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
The Akron Beacon Journal, Wed. March 16, 1977, Page 24.
Born in Arcadia, Pennsylvania, he had lived in Akron over 45 years. After 37 1/2 years of service with Goodyear, he retired eleven years ago. He was a member of Akron Baptist Temple and the Goodyear 25-Year Club. Mr. Powell and his wife, Alma, would have celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary on March 21.
Along with his wife, the former Alma J. Barr; he leaves sons, Rev. Howard D. Powell, Associate Pastor at the Akron Baptist Temple, Richard and Ralph Powell, all of Akron; daughter, Mrs. Romaine (Bernice) Watson of West Salem, Ohio; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and brother, Ray Powell of Bowderton, PA.
Akron Baptist Temple will hold services on Friday at 1 p.m. with burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park.
Eckard-Baldwin Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
The Akron Beacon Journal, Wed. March 16, 1977, Page 24.
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