Avis de décès de James Powell - Nécrologie - MesAieux.com

Mr. James (Jim) Walter Powell, Jr. - FREDERICK, MD/ SAVANNAH - Mr. James (Jim) Walter Powell, Jr., 86, of Frederick, Maryland and Savannah, Georgia, died Sunday, March 10, 2013 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. He was the loving husband of seven years to June Land Powell. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Ronald Lee Powell of Aberdeen; a daughter, Michele Land Brannen and husband, Joe, of Savannah; granddaughter, Lindsay Michele Brannen; grandson, Zachary Marshall Brannen; two half sisters, Joanne Blickenstaff Biser and husband, Nelson, of Hummelstown, PA; and Kathleen Blickenstaff Keckler and husband, Maynard, of Waynesboro, PA; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his first wife, Ruth Powell; and his maternal grandparents, Charles Thomas Marshall and Sarah Ann May Marshall. Born March 25, 1926 in Frederick, he was the son of the late Walter James Powell and Matilda Viola Marshall Powell Blickenstaff. Jim was drafted into the United States Army on June 6, 1944 into the 42nd Infantry Rainbow Division. Following the Battle of the Bulge during the winter of 1944-45, his division pushed to the Rhine River. Captured on January 6, 1945, he witnessed the bombing of Berlin. After spending 111 days as a POW, he was liberated by American Troops at 8 a.m. on April 26, 1945. In May of 1954 he established Powell Insurance Agency, which is still in existence today. After 39 years, he retired and began dividing his time between Frederick and Savannah. Mr. Powell became active in the Savannah community as president and Chairman of the Board of the Sertoma Club. He attended Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church. Jim was very active in the Frederick community as a Jaycee member; manager of a fast pitched softball team; a Little league coach; Elks Life Member, #684; Water and Sewer Commission member; a Precinct Chairman and Associate Precinct Chairman of Braddock Heights Young Democrats; member of the FSK #11 American Legion; an Entered Apprentice (EA) in the Masonic Lodge; charter member of the Sertoma Club; Miss America Judge; and a Scout Master for Boy Scout Troop #269. Funeral services will be held Friday, March 15, 2013 at Stauffer Funeral Home in Frederick. Officiating will be the Rev. David Biser, a nephew of Mr. Powell's. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Gideons International, P.O. Box 140800, Nashville, TN, 37214-0800. Expressions of sympathy may be shared with the family at www.staufferfuneralhome.com. Stauffer Funeral Homes, P.A. 1621 Opossumtown Pike Frederick, MD 21702 Savannah Morning News March 14, 2013 Please sign our Obituary Guest Book at savannahnow.com/obituaries.