Lewis/Louis Andrew “Louie” POWELL, Sr.^{[1, 2, 3]}

1928 - 2017  (89 years)

• Name	Lewis/Louis Andrew “Louie” POWELL  [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	1928	Danville, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  HIST	of Pinewood, South Carolina LEWIS A. POWELL SR. Posted Tuesday, July 18, 2017 6:00 am PINEWOOD - Lewis A. "Louie" Powell Sr., 89, of Pinewood, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 16, 2017, at his home in Pinewood. Born in Danville, Virginia, he was a son of the late Jasper Carl "J.C." Powell Sr. and Kitty Viola Degarhart Powell. He was a member of First Pentecostal Holiness Church in Sumter and in his later years attended Bethesda Church of God and Pinewood Baptist Church. He was a proud veteran of the U.S. Navy and Navy Reserves from 1946 to 1955. He was employed by Williams Furniture / Georgia Pacific from 1944 to 1990, having slightly more than 46 years of service. He served in several capacities of management, mostly payroll / personnel management. In 1978-1979, he served as president of the Sumter Area Personnel Association. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Annie Stanfield Powell; and siblings, J.C. Powell, Jr., Daniel T. Powell and Margaret Price. Survivors include his three children, Patricia Kirby (Joe) of Sumter and L.A. Powell Jr. (Kathy) and Michele Brunson (Matt), both of Pinewood; grandchildren, April Glover, Andrea Fulk, Starr Jordan, Aaron Feldman, Sarah Wilkes, Ashley Lamb and Hunter Brunson; 13 great-grandchildren; and siblings, Dorothy Hickson and Clara Brink, both of Bishopville, Celestine Mims and Hilda Krieger, both of Sumter, John Powell of Florence, Beatrice Lamkin of Jonesboro, Arkansas, and George Powell of Columbia. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Thursday at the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Kirk Carlisle of Pinewood Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery. Pallbearers will be Chris Glover, Paul Fulk, Trent Wilkes, Aaron Feldman, Hunter Brunson and Jimmy Lamb Jr. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. on Thursday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home of L.A. and Kathy Powell, 2485 West Avenue South, Pinewood. Memorials may be made to Pinewood Baptist Church Playground Fund, P.O. Box 176, Pinewood, SC 29125-0176 or to Bethesda Church of God Youth Program, 2730 Broad St., Sumter, SC 29150. The family would like to express their appreciation to longtime caregivers Trevia Griffin and Camilla "Bertha" Briggs, who cared for both Momma and Daddy. In addition, a special thanks to Wendy Felder of Carolina Caregivers and her wonderful staff who all cared for him with the utmost love and compassion. Also, the entire staff of Amedisys Hospice and Tuomey Infusion Center for their care and compassion. The family would also like to especially thank his nurse, Michele Baker, RN, and aid, Mercedes Williams, CNA. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.  [9, 10]
  MILI	He was a proud veteran of the U.S. Navy and Navy Reserves from 1946 to 1955.  [10]
  _UID	BCBE67EE6AC04446830F1C448155F9ABEF0D
  Death	16 Jul 2017	at his home, Pinewood, Sumter County, South Carolina
  Burial	20 Jul 2017	Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [10]
  	Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home & Crematorium, Sumter, South Carolina
  Person ID	I180346	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	19 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	Jasper Carl “J.C.” POWELL, Sr.   d. Bef 7 Sep 2015
  Mother	Kitty Viola /DEGERHART DEGARHART   d. Bef 7 Sep 2015
  _UID	383DDD33440840029F1C39E1A5333B3E3932
  _UID	383DDD33440840029F1C39E1A5333B3E3932
  Family ID	F203727	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annie STANFIELD,   b. 25 May 1925, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 10 Apr 2015, at her home, (Pinewood, South Carolina) (Age 89 years)
  _UID	79A34348C3F24511A4DCF77D2B283FA2DAE7
  _UID	79A34348C3F24511A4DCF77D2B283FA2DAE7
  Children	1. Patricia “Pat” POWELL   2. Lewis A. “L. A.” POWELL, Jr.   3. Michele POWELL
  Family ID	F122557	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2015

  
  

• Sources

  [S25916] John E. Powell. [S29388] Clara Elizabeth Powell Brink. [S30815] Esther Powell Mims. [S5690] . [S14325] Corabelle S. Capps. [S19675] Carrie Evans. [S21389] Frankie E. Stanfield. [S22304] Annie S. Powell. [S24304] Lauren Willis and Hunter Brunson marry. [S25292] Lewis A. Powell Sr. [S23042] Margaret P. Price.