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Robert Jolly "Bob" Powell

Male Abt 1908 - 1995  (~ 87 years)


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  • Name Robert Jolly "Bob" Powell  [1, 2, 3
    Nickname Bob 
    Birth Abt 1908  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Gender Male 
    Death 5 Jul 1995  Jasper, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • The Sabine County Reporter
      July 12, 1995, Page 7

      R. J. "Bob" Powell, 87, of Burkeville died Wednesday, July 5, 1995, at the Mary E. Dickerson Memorial Hospital in Jasper.

      Powell was a native of Sabine County and a longtime resident of the Burkeville area. he was a farmer/rancher and had retired as an ironworker with Local #125 in Beaumont.

      Survivors: wife, Mildred Powell of Burkeville; a son, J. E. Powell of Mauriceville; three daughters, Bobbie Tilley of Jasper, and Frances Jarrell and Linda Sue Hobbs, both of Burkeville; a brother, Alvin "Shorty" Powell of Brookeland; sisters, Evalene Meyers of Beaumont, Vina Arbuckle of Elgin; half-sisters, Judy Jacobs of Tyler and Marie of Pineland; 16 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren.

      Funeral services were held Friday at the Spears Chapel Congregational Methodist Church near Burkeville. Services were handled by Stringer & Griffin. Funeral Home-Burkeville Chapel.

      (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, May 2009)
    Person ID I15533  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Preston Powell,   b. 2 Sep 1883, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Feb 1947, Browndell, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Mattie Low,   b. 17 Aug 1886, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Apr 1934 (Age 47 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1907 
    Family ID F5498  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Altie Mildred Miller,   b. Aft 1908   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Joseph Henry Powell,   b. 22 Mar 1942, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Mar 1942, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     4. Living
     5. Living
     6. Roger Dale Powell,   b. 29 Jul 1948, Silsbee, Hardin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Mar 1967, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 18 years)
    Family ID F10765  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 May 2009 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1908 - Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 5 Jul 1995 - Jasper, Jasper County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S327] Dore, Barbara Yancey (RootsLady@rootslady.com) "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project" http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1, (Dore, Barbara Yancey "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project"; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1 ; Updated Tue Feb 24 22:17:40 2004 This Gedcom contains many regionally located but sometimes unconnected Southeast Texas persons. Some of the information has been collected during Barbara's past 35 years of family research. Many undocumented families in the area are included. ALWAYS verify!!).

    2. [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), November 23, 1994, Page 12 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), July 12, 1995, Page 7 (Reliability: 3).