Mary Othalia "Mackie" Powell

1905 - 1994  (88 years)

• Name	Mary Othalia "Mackie" Powell  [1, 2]
  Nickname	Mackie
  Born	25 May 1905	Texas   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	3 Mar 1994	Jasper, Jasper County, Texas   [2, 3]
  Notes	OTHALIA McLEMORE, CLEAN FREAK During World War II, Minnie McLemore Morgan and Beulah McLemore Dougharty were over at Lee and Othalia's making cookies to send to the boys overseas. Minnie and Beulah were shelling pecans out on the back porch. Beulah asked Othalia how long a broom lasted her. Othalia, stirring the cookies in the kitchen, replied "Mine always last me a year." To which Beulah, looking at the floor, remarked, "Othalia, if you'd clean out these cracks that broom wouldn't last a week." (Submitted by Othalia McLemore on 7/14/81) Although her given name is Mary Othalia, granddaughter Deann noted she uses only her middle name. Her family members also affectionately called her Mackie. Deann also writes that "Othalia named her first child and when her Mama got there she changed his name and said, 'His name is Robert Lee.' Then when my Daddy was born Mackie named him 'Willy Gerald' (or something like that) and her Mama got there and said, 'No, his name is Billy Deryle' (Deryle rhymes with girl...'Dirl' and not 'Darryl'). When her third child was born, Mackie just waited until her Mama got there so she could name him."
  Person ID	I2024	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	27 May 2019

  
  

  Father	Robert Wesley Powell,   b. 3 Sep 1883, Holly Springs, Jasper County, Texas ,   d. 5 Jul 1912, Newton County, Texas  (Age 28 years)
  Mother	Minnie "Maybell" Adams,   b. 20 Sep 1882, Holly Springs, Jasper County, Texas ,   d. 28 Mar 1938, Holly Springs, Jasper County, Texas  (Age 55 years)
  Married	25 Dec 1901	Newton County, Texas   [1]
  Family ID	F1329	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lee McLemore,   b. 25 Mar 1899, Erin, Jasper County, Texas ,   d. 29 Jun 1979, Houston, Harris County, Texas  (Age 80 years)
  Married	3 Feb 1924  [2]
  Children	1. Living   2. Billy Deryle McLemore,   b. 11 Feb 1929, Roganville, Jasper County, Texas ,   d. 22 Jun 1996, Jasper County, Texas  (Age 67 years)   3. Joe Kenneth McLemore,   b. 17 Jun 1936, Erin, Jasper County, Texas ,   d. 9 Jan 2011, Lumberton, Hardin County, Texas  (Age 74 years)
  Headstones		McLemore, Lee and Othalia (Powell)
  Last Modified	27 May 2019
  Family ID	F1324	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 25 May 1905 - Texas Died - 3 Mar 1994 - Jasper, Jasper County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S296] Buckmaster, Laura (laurabuckmaster@sbcglobal.net) "Buckmaster, Holmes, Lanier & Thurber Family Tree" Ver. 2009-07-27 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=laura47. [S163] Kittell, Nan McCoy--Samuel McFarland McLemore and Descendants, Living Family History (Unpublished typescript ca. 1984, updated periodically). [S334] Rootsweb, Texas Death Records, 1964 thru 1998.