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Martinsville High School Alumni
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| Mary Jane Powell - 12 |
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03/16/09
Frank(ie) Smith
(1965)
fhsvjs@juno.com
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In browsing the website, I saw a message on the 1968 class that said Miss Powell has died. For those of us who had her for English and/or History, I think you would agree that she was one of the best. I copied the following obituary from the Martinsville Bulletin:
Mary Jane Powell
Died Saturday, March 14, 2009
Mar 15, 2009
Mary Jane Powell, 89, of Lawrenceville, died Saturday, March 14, 2009, at Community Memorial Hospital in South Hill following a brief illness.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Frances Powell and Dorothy P. Dore; and four brothers, Eugene, Hunter, Richard and Robert Powell.
She was a graduate of Mary Washington University and received a master’s degree from the University of Virginia. She began her teaching career in Phoebus, followed by nine years in Lawrenceville and 32 years in Martinsville.
She was a member of Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church and was active in Piedmont Arts Assocation for many years. She also was a member of Pleasant Grove U.M.W, the Sunshine Club and the Red Hats Society.
Surviving are a brother, Benjamin P. Powell of Broadnax; two sisters, Louise P. Stone of Chandler, Ariz., and Katherine P. Burge of Dolphin; and nine nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Williams Funeral Home with burial in Crestview Memorial Park in LaCrosse.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at the funeral home in Lawrenceville.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or to Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church, 6457 Grandy Road, Broadnax, Va. 23920.
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