JESSE ORDEN POWELL
12-17-1925,  2-11-2006

POWELL, MR. JESSE ORDEN - of Oakdale, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on February 11, 2006. He was born on December 17, 1925 in Clinton, TN. He was a fourth generation landowner and farmer in the Pine Orchard Community of Oakdale. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in the Korean War. He was a faithful member of Pine Orchard Baptist Church, where he served for 35 years as Choir Director, also serving as a Sunday School Teacher. He was employed by Leathers Hardware Store for over 30 years. He loved singing gospel music, farming, gardening, and visiting with family and friends. He leaves behind a legacy of faithfulness and giving. He was preceded in death by: his parents, George and Genevra Powell; sister, Viola Cagle; and brother, Lawerence. He is survived by: his wife of 48 years, Norma Headrick Powell; daughter and son-in-law, Marilyn and Paul Hutchinson; three grandchildren: Lucas, Forrest, and China of Nolensville, TN. Brothers and sisters-in-law: Henry and Polly of Harriman, TN; Otis and Janet of Dayton, OH; Everett and Lela of West Carrollton, OH; George, Jr. of Vandalia, OH; and sister-in-law, Louise of Dayton, OH and brother-in-law, Jimmy Cagle of Ten Mile, TN. The family will receive friends Monday evening, February 13th, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Schubert Funeral Home, Wartburg. A funeral service will be held Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at Pine Orchard Baptist Church in Oakdale with Rev. Danny Thomas officiating. Interment will follow in the Crab Orchard Church Cemetery, Oakdale.  [Knoxville News Sentinal

With sadness, I am sending this E-mail to you about the death of Jesse Powell. 

Jesse had been sick with a tremendous amount of suffering since undergoing back surgery on October 13, and suffering many complications.  He had been in and out of hospitals and the nursing home since then. 
 
I was able to be at the visitation on Monday and the funeral service on Tuesday.  The minister made this very special comment about Jesse among many that he made.  He said that Will Rogers said that he never met a man he didn't like and he said that no man ever met Jesse Powell that didn't like him.   Jesse always put everyone else before himself even when he physically did not feel like it.
 
If you would like to send a sympathy card to his wife and/or daughter or give them a call, here is their addresses and phone numbers:
Norma Powell
130 George Powell Rd.
Oakdale, TN  37829
Phone:  423-369-5321
 
Paul (Hutch) and Marilyn Hutchinson
607 Mer Rouge Dr.
Nolensville, TN  37135
Phone:  615-776-5561
 
If you would like the information for the brothers and don't have it, let me know and I will send to you.
 
Those we love don't go away,
They walk beside us every day.
Unseen, unheard but always near,
Still loved, still missed, still ever dear.
(author unknown)
 
Virginia
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