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In Memory of
Royce A.
Powell
Powell
1920 - 2014
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Life Story for Royce A. Powell
Royce Andrew Powell passed away Friday May 9th, 2014 at Columbia Basin Care Facility in The Dalles, Oregon. Royce was born March 30, 1920 in New Castle, Pennsylvania to Charles and Viola (Weatherby) Powell and was 94 years of age.
A Celebration of Life with Military Honors was held at 12 noon, Tuesday, July 15th, 2014 at Anderson’s Tribute Center Hood River, Oregon with private internment at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, Oregon.
He grew up in Pennsylvania and in his youth he took flight training, lead trail rides at the Bonnieview Riding Academy and played sand lot baseball
Royce enlisted in the Army in the fall of 1941. In his career life Royce worked in sales of trees, hearing aids, greeting cards, insurance, copperware, candy but to support his family he was an in store butcher and was a member of the meat cutters union
He married Naomi Kimmell March 23, 1946 at the Knox Presbyterian Church in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania.
Royce enjoyed creating scroll saw art, wood carving, and jogging, horseback riding and had a special interest in baseball. He worked to support his family and was beholding to no one. Those that knew him will remember his sense of humor, his compassion for animals and the love he had for his wife.
Royce is survived and will be dearly missed by his daughters Paula and her husband Michael Slevin of Beaver Pennsylvania, Janna Ferguson of Lyle, Washington, granddaughter Katie and husband David Pierce, great grandsons Dahmon McCoy, Alec McCoy; and Andrew Pierce.
He was met on the other side by his wife Naomi, his son-in-law Terry Ferguson, son William, sisters Jeanette Gallager and Glenola Buquo.
Memorials are encouraged to be made in Royce’s name to Alzheimer’s Research.
Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson's Tribute Center (Funerals • Receptions • Cremations) 1401 Belmont Avenue, Hood River, Oregon 97031.
Please visit www.AndersonsTributeCenter.com to leave a note of condolence for family.
A Celebration of Life with Military Honors was held at 12 noon, Tuesday, July 15th, 2014 at Anderson’s Tribute Center Hood River, Oregon with private internment at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, Oregon.
He grew up in Pennsylvania and in his youth he took flight training, lead trail rides at the Bonnieview Riding Academy and played sand lot baseball
Royce enlisted in the Army in the fall of 1941. In his career life Royce worked in sales of trees, hearing aids, greeting cards, insurance, copperware, candy but to support his family he was an in store butcher and was a member of the meat cutters union
He married Naomi Kimmell March 23, 1946 at the Knox Presbyterian Church in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania.
Royce enjoyed creating scroll saw art, wood carving, and jogging, horseback riding and had a special interest in baseball. He worked to support his family and was beholding to no one. Those that knew him will remember his sense of humor, his compassion for animals and the love he had for his wife.
Royce is survived and will be dearly missed by his daughters Paula and her husband Michael Slevin of Beaver Pennsylvania, Janna Ferguson of Lyle, Washington, granddaughter Katie and husband David Pierce, great grandsons Dahmon McCoy, Alec McCoy; and Andrew Pierce.
He was met on the other side by his wife Naomi, his son-in-law Terry Ferguson, son William, sisters Jeanette Gallager and Glenola Buquo.
Memorials are encouraged to be made in Royce’s name to Alzheimer’s Research.
Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson's Tribute Center (Funerals • Receptions • Cremations) 1401 Belmont Avenue, Hood River, Oregon 97031.
Please visit www.AndersonsTributeCenter.com to leave a note of condolence for family.
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