Rufus Powell

Thursday, July 20, 2006 MR. RUFUS POWELL, AGE 92, OF THE NICKELSVILLE COMMUNITY. DIED WEDNESDAY MOURNING JULY 19TH IN ATLANTA FOLLOWING AN EXTENDED ILLNESS. MR. POWELL WAS BORN IN HALL COUNTY, TEXAS MARCH 9, 1914. SON OF THE LATE FIRMAN L. AND JESSIE PADGETT POWELL. HE WAS A VETERAN OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY SERVING DURING WW II. MR. POWELL WAS A MEMBER OF THE V.F.W. AND THE AMERICAN LEGION AND WAS OF THE METHODIST FAITH. SURVIVORS INCLUDE HIS WIFE, DORA SMITH POWELL; SON, STEVE POWELL AND HIS WIFE SHARON ALL OF CALHOUN; DAUGHTER, PHYLLIS POWELL WRIGHT AND HER HUSBAND, DR. JULIUS WRIGHT OF ATLANTA ;A BROTHER; WINFRED POWELL OF BLUE RIEGE AND FOUR GRANDCHILDREN, NATHAN POWELL OF WASHINGTON , DC, NATALIE POWELL OF CALHOUN, REBEKAH WRIGHT AND CHRISTEN WRIGHT OF ATLANTA; ONE GREAT GRANDCHILD, CATE POWELL OF WASHINGTON , DC. MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE CONDUCTED THURSDAY JULY 20TH AT 10AM FROM THE CHAPEL OF THOMAS FUNERAL HOME WITH DR. BRIAN CLARK OFFICAITING. BURIAL WILL FOLLOW IN THE MT. PLEASANT METHODIST CHURCH CEMETERY WITH REV. KENNETH W.PHILLIPS IN CHARGE OF GRAVESIDE RITES. THE FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS WEDNESDAY EVENING FROM 6 UNTIL 8:30PM. THE FAMILY ALSO REQUESTS THAT DONATIONS BE MADE TO THE CALHOUN FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, ORGAN FUND,@ 205 EAST LINE STREET, CALHOUN, GEORGIA, 30701. YOU MAY SIGN THE GUEST REGISTER OR GIVE ON-LINE CONDOLENCES AT WWW.thomasfuneralhomecalhoun.com. THOMAS FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF THE FUNERAL ARRANGEMNTS FOR MR. RUFUS POWELL.