Extracted from The Minden Press-Herald (Minden, LA)
William Lee Powell, Sr.
Funeral services for William Lee Powell will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008, at Rose-Neath Funeral Home Minden Chapel with Dr. Steve Petty officiating.
The family will receive friends from 5 until 8 p.m. today, Aug. 29, 2008, at Rose-Neath Funeral Home.
Mr. Powell was born July 22, 1930, in Castor and entered into rest Aug. 27, 2008, in Minden.
He was owner and operator of Louise's Fish Market in Minden, a veteran of the United States Air Force and a member of Baptist Tabernacle Church in Sibley.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Helen Louise Powell; and sister, Francis Joyner.
He is survived by sons, William Lee Powell, Jr. of Sibley and Wayne Rolen of Minden; daughters, Estelle Fox of El Dorado, Ark., Yvonne Haron and LeAnn Grose both of Houston, Brenda Martin of Eminnece [sic Eminence], Mo. and Kathy Rolen of Ringgold; brother, Frank Edward Powell, Jr. of Shreveport; 16 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Casey Rolen, Jefferey Rolen, Jason Patton, Bobby Patton, Mason Powell and Donnie Powell.
Honorary pallbearers will be Jim Powell, James Moore and Dan Dooly.
Friday, August 29, 2008