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CPT Clayton Allen Powell

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CPT Clayton Allen Powell Veteran

Birth
Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri, USA
Death
23 Mar 2010 (aged 75)
Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Clayton Allen Powell, LDS ID G925-NNS, was the son of Alice L. Helton, G925-XTY (1914 - 1999), and Carl Franklin Powell, G925-G1B (1913 - 1983).

He was listed in the 1940 US Census in Poplar Bluff, Butler Co., Missouri, as: Carl F. Powell, head, 27, Clerk, Retail Grocery Store; Alice, wife, 27; *Allen, son, 5; Carl J. I., son, 3; and Dorothy C., dau, 1; all born in Missouri.

He was listed in the 1950 US Census in Poplar Bluff, Butler Co., Missouri, as: Carl F. Powell, head, 36, Office Clerk, Dairy Co.; Alice, wife, 36; *Clayton A., son, 15; Carl J. L., son, 13; and Dorothy Carylin, dau, 11; all born in Missouri.

He married Virginia Lee Pheffer, G8NC-5RS (b. Jan 1, 1937).

He retired as a Captain in the US Marine Corps and served in Vietnam.

From grave marker inscriptions, obituary below, LDS Family Search, and findagrave contributors Kathy Richter (47303978) and BALN (47860782).

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Clayton Powell Obituary

HAVELOCK - Clayton Allen "Al" Powell, Captain USMC (ret), age 75, died Tuesday, March 23, at Alzheimer Related Community in Jacksonville.

He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He leaves behind his wife off 55 years, Virginia Pfeffer Powell; their children, Michael Powell and his wife Shirley Belangia Powell, of New Bern, Teresa Powell Roy and her husband, Stephen Roy, of Newport, Timothy Powell and his fiancee, Angela Ramsey, of Staunton, Va., and Karen Powell Ashe and her husband, Matthew Ashe Jr., of Richmond, Vt.; nine grandchildren, Ronald Brock, Sarah Powell Keown, Carrolyn Powell, Alexander Roy, Matthew Ashe III, Tilar Roy, Marnee Powell, Andrew Ashe, and Mason Powell; three great-grandchildren, Marissa Morrison, Zachary Bosnick and Katia Brock; one sister, Dorothy Powell Bradshaw and her husband, the Rev. Leonard Bradshaw of Madisonville, Ky.; and one brother-in-law, Frank Pfeffer and his wife, Lavanda Kerly Pfeffer, of Winfield, Mo.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Alice Helton Powell and Carl Powell; a brother, Carl J.L. Powell; and granddaughter, Amber Powell.

Clayton was born in Poplar Bluff, Mo. He graduated from Poplar Bluff High School and entered the U.S. Marine Corps on Oct. 23, 1953. During his career in the Marine Corps, he held every enlisted rank and attained the rank of Captain as an LDO. When he retired from the Marine Corps in June of 1976, he was Avionics Officer for M.A.G. 14.

After retiring for the Marine Corps, he taught electrical, refrigeration and heating at Carteret Community College. He retired from there in 1994.

The funeral Mass of Resurrection, with Father Gregory Spencer, will be 11 a.m. Saturday morn-ing, at Annunciation Catholic Church, Main Street, Havelock, followed by interment with full military honors in St. Joseph Cemetery, 3005 Country Club Road, New Bern.

A visitation will be held one hour prior to the funeral.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to the Annunciation Catholic Church, P.O. Box 720, Havelock, NC 28532.

Arrangements are by Woodbridge Funeral Home of Havelock.

Published by Sun Journal from Mar. 25 to Mar. 28, 2010, and online at:
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/newbernsj/name/clayton-powell-obituary?id=11641615
Clayton Allen Powell, LDS ID G925-NNS, was the son of Alice L. Helton, G925-XTY (1914 - 1999), and Carl Franklin Powell, G925-G1B (1913 - 1983).

He was listed in the 1940 US Census in Poplar Bluff, Butler Co., Missouri, as: Carl F. Powell, head, 27, Clerk, Retail Grocery Store; Alice, wife, 27; *Allen, son, 5; Carl J. I., son, 3; and Dorothy C., dau, 1; all born in Missouri.

He was listed in the 1950 US Census in Poplar Bluff, Butler Co., Missouri, as: Carl F. Powell, head, 36, Office Clerk, Dairy Co.; Alice, wife, 36; *Clayton A., son, 15; Carl J. L., son, 13; and Dorothy Carylin, dau, 11; all born in Missouri.

He married Virginia Lee Pheffer, G8NC-5RS (b. Jan 1, 1937).

He retired as a Captain in the US Marine Corps and served in Vietnam.

From grave marker inscriptions, obituary below, LDS Family Search, and findagrave contributors Kathy Richter (47303978) and BALN (47860782).

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Clayton Powell Obituary

HAVELOCK - Clayton Allen "Al" Powell, Captain USMC (ret), age 75, died Tuesday, March 23, at Alzheimer Related Community in Jacksonville.

He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He leaves behind his wife off 55 years, Virginia Pfeffer Powell; their children, Michael Powell and his wife Shirley Belangia Powell, of New Bern, Teresa Powell Roy and her husband, Stephen Roy, of Newport, Timothy Powell and his fiancee, Angela Ramsey, of Staunton, Va., and Karen Powell Ashe and her husband, Matthew Ashe Jr., of Richmond, Vt.; nine grandchildren, Ronald Brock, Sarah Powell Keown, Carrolyn Powell, Alexander Roy, Matthew Ashe III, Tilar Roy, Marnee Powell, Andrew Ashe, and Mason Powell; three great-grandchildren, Marissa Morrison, Zachary Bosnick and Katia Brock; one sister, Dorothy Powell Bradshaw and her husband, the Rev. Leonard Bradshaw of Madisonville, Ky.; and one brother-in-law, Frank Pfeffer and his wife, Lavanda Kerly Pfeffer, of Winfield, Mo.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Alice Helton Powell and Carl Powell; a brother, Carl J.L. Powell; and granddaughter, Amber Powell.

Clayton was born in Poplar Bluff, Mo. He graduated from Poplar Bluff High School and entered the U.S. Marine Corps on Oct. 23, 1953. During his career in the Marine Corps, he held every enlisted rank and attained the rank of Captain as an LDO. When he retired from the Marine Corps in June of 1976, he was Avionics Officer for M.A.G. 14.

After retiring for the Marine Corps, he taught electrical, refrigeration and heating at Carteret Community College. He retired from there in 1994.

The funeral Mass of Resurrection, with Father Gregory Spencer, will be 11 a.m. Saturday morn-ing, at Annunciation Catholic Church, Main Street, Havelock, followed by interment with full military honors in St. Joseph Cemetery, 3005 Country Club Road, New Bern.

A visitation will be held one hour prior to the funeral.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to the Annunciation Catholic Church, P.O. Box 720, Havelock, NC 28532.

Arrangements are by Woodbridge Funeral Home of Havelock.

Published by Sun Journal from Mar. 25 to Mar. 28, 2010, and online at:
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/newbernsj/name/clayton-powell-obituary?id=11641615


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