Charles Francis Powell, 18 Jun 1971 – 24 Sept 2012

POWELL, FOOR, CALVERT, SMITH

Posted By: Sandy Ficken (email)
Date: 10/4/2012 at 13:34:00

Charles Powell, 41

Funeral services for Charles F. “Charlie” Powell, 41, Marengo, were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, at First United Methodist Church, Marengo. He died Monday, Sept. 24, 2012, at Marengo Memorial Hospital following a sudden illness.

The Rev. Katie Dawson officiated at the service.

A memorial fund has been established.

Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo, was in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.klosterfuneralhome.com.

Charles Francis Powell was born June 18, 1971, in Springfield, Ohio, the son of Roy and Carol Foor Powell. He attended many schools and eventually received his GED. He was employed as a truck driver for Air Land Express.

He married Catherine Calvert June 26, 2010, at the First United Methodist Church, Marengo.

He was a member of the Iowa County Fair Board in earlier years. He loved working with children and horses and was a 4-H horse clinician. He also enjoyed muscle cars and was an avid bow hunter.

Powell is survived by his wife, Catherine; three sons, Charles William Powell, Toledo, Ohio; Christopher Powell, Marengo, and Damien Powell, Toledo, Ohio; one daughter, Megan Powell, Toledo, Ohio; two step-children, Sarah Smith, Marengo, and Matthew Smith, Rock Island, Ill.; six grandchildren; his parents, Roy and Carol Powell, Toledo, Ohio; siblings, Daniel, Wade and Dawn Powell, all Toledo, Ohio, and his mother-in-law, Elsye “Ma” Calvert, Moline, Ill.

The Williamsburg Journal Tribune, Iowa County Obituaries – 04 Oct, 2012, pg 11
Abbreviated obituary Published Sept. 27, 2012 in The Gazette