Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 May 1916 — Mrs. Mary E. Powell Died Thursday Evening. [ARTICLE]

Mrs. Mary E. Powell Died Thursday Evening.

Mrs. Mary Powell, who had been in poor health for a long time, died at about 5 o’clock Thursday afternoon at her home in the west part of town aged a little more than 70 years. Her husband died about 12 years ago. Mrs. Powell was born in Jasper county September 21, 1845. She is survived by six children: Mrs. James Clifton of Pair Oaks, Mrs. W. B. Yeoman and Arthur Powell of Surrey, Fred Powell of Loganspcrt, Mrs. Emma Markin of Moody, and Mts. Allie Potts of Rensselaer. The funeral will be held at the house at 10 o’clock tomorrow forenoon and burial made in the Powell cemetery west of Rensselaer. A complete obituary will be published in Wednesday's Democrat.