Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 May 1916 — John Powell Died at Remington Friday Night. [ARTICLE]

John Powell Died at Remington Friday Night.

John Powell, an aged citizen of Remington who has been in poor health for quite a long time with dropsy and other complications, died at his home in that place at 10 o’ clock Friday night, aged almost .80 yearß. The funeral was held from the house at 2 p. m. Sunday and burial made in the Remington cemetery. Mr. Powell had resided in_Remingt° n and vicinity for over 40 years, living upon a farm in the Black Oak neighborhood until his removal to Remington on retiring from the farm some years ago. Mr. Powell was a native of Ohio, and for some years before moving to Black Oak was foreman of a sawmill at Burnettsville, Ind. He leaves a , wife and three children, Mrs. E. C. Forbes, Mrs. M. A. Gray and Mrs. Pearl Blake, all residing at or near Remington.