DEXTER -- Francis Powell, 85, of Dexter died Thursday, January, 16, 1997, at Lucy Lee Hospital in Poplar Bluff.
He was born July 9, 1911, near Puxico to John and Pearl Kimes Powell. On Aug. 3, 1936, he married Thelma Hartz, who died Aug. 23, 1993.
He had worked as a security guard at Terminal Railroad in St. Louis. He was a member of Presbyterian Church in St. Louis. He moved to Dexter in 1994.
Survivors include one daughter, Kay Powell Foreo of Poolesvile, Md., and one grandson.
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