Howard F. Powell

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Birth Date: February 21, 1926
Death Date: July 8, 2019
Veteran Of: U. S. Navy WWII

Marriages

Zeda Hall - July 23, 1947

In Grand Junction, Colorado

Burial Details

Cemetery Name: Veteran's Memorial Cemetery of Western Colorado
Cemetery Location: Grand Junction, Colorado
Mortuary Name: Callahan-Edfast Mortuary, Grand Junction, Colorado

Obituaries

Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 6B Obituary - July 10, 2019

Howard F. Powell passed away July 8, 2019, at Grandview Care Lodge. He was born February 2, 1926, in Grand Junction, Colorado, to Francis A. and Myrtle L. Carnine Powell. Howard was a life-long resident of Mesa County. He attended Clifton school grades 1-12 and graduated from Clifton High School in 1944. He graduated from Engineering School in Dearborn, Michigan. Howard served his country in the U. S. Navy during WWII. He was a combat veteran of the South Pacific, participating in the Iwo Jima and Okinawa campaigns aboard a destroyer earning three battle stars. He witnessed the raising of our flag on Mt. Suribachi on Iwo Jima. Howard married Zeda Hall July 23, 1947, in Grand Junction, CO. He retired after 39 years as a Body Shop Manager for a local General Motors dealer. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion. He enjoyed hunting and fishing at his cabin on Grand Mesa. He also enjoyed gardening, woodworking, and music; he sang in the church choir and did solo work. He was a member of Calvary Bible Church. Howard taught Sunday School class, sponsored the High School Youth, and served as a Deacon and an Elder. Interment will take place at Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery at 10:00 a.m. on July 15, 2019. A Memorial service will follow at 2:00 p.m. at Callahan-Edfast Mortuary.

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