Daughter of Grover Cleveland Doxsie &
Jessie May Pierce
Oldest of four children;
2 sisters & 1 brother
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1922 Vera Louise d. 1922
192? Ruth Naomi (Miller)
1928 David Jonathan d. 1971
Married Howard Wilson Powell
29 Oct 1933
Mother of five children
2 daughters & 3 sons
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1934 Jesse Verne***see below
1936 Jean (Christman)
193? Janet (Legault)
1940 James Lee
1943 Joel Howard # 19001629
Obituary
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Luella (Doxsie) Powell, age 93, daughter of Grover and Jessie (Pierce) Doxsie was born November 26, 1915 in Roxand Twp., MI. She passed away August 12, 2009 at Houston House Care Center, Houston, MO.
Luella is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Howard; sister, Ruth Miller; brother, David Doxsie; and two sons, Jesse and Joel Powell.
She is survived by two daughters and one son; Jean Christman of Florissant, MO, Janet Powell/Legault of Suquamish, WA and James Powell of Houston, MO; 10 grandchildren; numerous great grandchildren; and 7 great great-grandchildren.
Luella grew up in Elsie, Michigan. As a teenager she traveled with a gospel team and met her husband, Howard, at a neighboring church. It was a double wedding ceremony along with best friends on October 29, 1933.
Luella and her husband raised their 5 children in Midland, MI. During those years she worked as hostess for the Midland Country Club, taught Sunday school and passed her Christian values on to her children. Four of those children were musicians, received college degrees and two sons became ministers of the gospel.
Later, Luella and her husband lived in Dunedin, FL until his death in November 1969 after 13 years of illness. Since then she has lived in Hadlock, WA; Yuma, AZ; and for the past seven years in Houston, MO.
Luella was a member of the First Church of God, Houston, MO. She received Christ as her Savior while still a child and has remained faithful throughout the years. When the church doors were open she and her family were there.
Luella loved gardening. She did extensive needlework and crafts until her hands became stiff. Much of her artwork has been distributed around the world. She was a very generous person.
Luella will be buried beside her husband at Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park in Clearwater, FL.
Jessie May Pierce
Oldest of four children;
2 sisters & 1 brother
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1922 Vera Louise d. 1922
192? Ruth Naomi (Miller)
1928 David Jonathan d. 1971
Married Howard Wilson Powell
29 Oct 1933
Mother of five children
2 daughters & 3 sons
*****************************
1934 Jesse Verne***see below
1936 Jean (Christman)
193? Janet (Legault)
1940 James Lee
1943 Joel Howard # 19001629
Obituary
**********************************************
Luella (Doxsie) Powell, age 93, daughter of Grover and Jessie (Pierce) Doxsie was born November 26, 1915 in Roxand Twp., MI. She passed away August 12, 2009 at Houston House Care Center, Houston, MO.
Luella is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Howard; sister, Ruth Miller; brother, David Doxsie; and two sons, Jesse and Joel Powell.
She is survived by two daughters and one son; Jean Christman of Florissant, MO, Janet Powell/Legault of Suquamish, WA and James Powell of Houston, MO; 10 grandchildren; numerous great grandchildren; and 7 great great-grandchildren.
Luella grew up in Elsie, Michigan. As a teenager she traveled with a gospel team and met her husband, Howard, at a neighboring church. It was a double wedding ceremony along with best friends on October 29, 1933.
Luella and her husband raised their 5 children in Midland, MI. During those years she worked as hostess for the Midland Country Club, taught Sunday school and passed her Christian values on to her children. Four of those children were musicians, received college degrees and two sons became ministers of the gospel.
Later, Luella and her husband lived in Dunedin, FL until his death in November 1969 after 13 years of illness. Since then she has lived in Hadlock, WA; Yuma, AZ; and for the past seven years in Houston, MO.
Luella was a member of the First Church of God, Houston, MO. She received Christ as her Savior while still a child and has remained faithful throughout the years. When the church doors were open she and her family were there.
Luella loved gardening. She did extensive needlework and crafts until her hands became stiff. Much of her artwork has been distributed around the world. She was a very generous person.
Luella will be buried beside her husband at Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park in Clearwater, FL.
Daughter of Grover Cleveland Doxsie &
Jessie May Pierce
Oldest of four children;
2 sisters & 1 brother
****************************
1922 Vera Louise d. 1922
192? Ruth Naomi (Miller)
1928 David Jonathan d. 1971
Married Howard Wilson Powell
29 Oct 1933
Mother of five children
2 daughters & 3 sons
*****************************
1934 Jesse Verne***see below
1936 Jean (Christman)
193? Janet (Legault)
1940 James Lee
1943 Joel Howard # 19001629
Obituary
**********************************************
Luella (Doxsie) Powell, age 93, daughter of Grover and Jessie (Pierce) Doxsie was born November 26, 1915 in Roxand Twp., MI. She passed away August 12, 2009 at Houston House Care Center, Houston, MO.
Luella is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Howard; sister, Ruth Miller; brother, David Doxsie; and two sons, Jesse and Joel Powell.
She is survived by two daughters and one son; Jean Christman of Florissant, MO, Janet Powell/Legault of Suquamish, WA and James Powell of Houston, MO; 10 grandchildren; numerous great grandchildren; and 7 great great-grandchildren.
Luella grew up in Elsie, Michigan. As a teenager she traveled with a gospel team and met her husband, Howard, at a neighboring church. It was a double wedding ceremony along with best friends on October 29, 1933.
Luella and her husband raised their 5 children in Midland, MI. During those years she worked as hostess for the Midland Country Club, taught Sunday school and passed her Christian values on to her children. Four of those children were musicians, received college degrees and two sons became ministers of the gospel.
Later, Luella and her husband lived in Dunedin, FL until his death in November 1969 after 13 years of illness. Since then she has lived in Hadlock, WA; Yuma, AZ; and for the past seven years in Houston, MO.
Luella was a member of the First Church of God, Houston, MO. She received Christ as her Savior while still a child and has remained faithful throughout the years. When the church doors were open she and her family were there.
Luella loved gardening. She did extensive needlework and crafts until her hands became stiff. Much of her artwork has been distributed around the world. She was a very generous person.
Luella will be buried beside her husband at Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park in Clearwater, FL.
Jessie May Pierce
Oldest of four children;
2 sisters & 1 brother
****************************
1922 Vera Louise d. 1922
192? Ruth Naomi (Miller)
1928 David Jonathan d. 1971
Married Howard Wilson Powell
29 Oct 1933
Mother of five children
2 daughters & 3 sons
*****************************
1934 Jesse Verne***see below
1936 Jean (Christman)
193? Janet (Legault)
1940 James Lee
1943 Joel Howard # 19001629
Obituary
**********************************************
Luella (Doxsie) Powell, age 93, daughter of Grover and Jessie (Pierce) Doxsie was born November 26, 1915 in Roxand Twp., MI. She passed away August 12, 2009 at Houston House Care Center, Houston, MO.
Luella is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Howard; sister, Ruth Miller; brother, David Doxsie; and two sons, Jesse and Joel Powell.
She is survived by two daughters and one son; Jean Christman of Florissant, MO, Janet Powell/Legault of Suquamish, WA and James Powell of Houston, MO; 10 grandchildren; numerous great grandchildren; and 7 great great-grandchildren.
Luella grew up in Elsie, Michigan. As a teenager she traveled with a gospel team and met her husband, Howard, at a neighboring church. It was a double wedding ceremony along with best friends on October 29, 1933.
Luella and her husband raised their 5 children in Midland, MI. During those years she worked as hostess for the Midland Country Club, taught Sunday school and passed her Christian values on to her children. Four of those children were musicians, received college degrees and two sons became ministers of the gospel.
Later, Luella and her husband lived in Dunedin, FL until his death in November 1969 after 13 years of illness. Since then she has lived in Hadlock, WA; Yuma, AZ; and for the past seven years in Houston, MO.
Luella was a member of the First Church of God, Houston, MO. She received Christ as her Savior while still a child and has remained faithful throughout the years. When the church doors were open she and her family were there.
Luella loved gardening. She did extensive needlework and crafts until her hands became stiff. Much of her artwork has been distributed around the world. She was a very generous person.
Luella will be buried beside her husband at Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park in Clearwater, FL.
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