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1921 - 2010 (88 years)| Name | Alec J. POWELL [1, 2, 3] | |
| Prefix | Reverend | |
| Birth | 9 Sep 1921 | Possum Fork community, Johnsonville, South Carolina  |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | of Pamplico, South Carolina at death- he had 13 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren Rev. Alec J. Powell PAMPLICO — Rev. Alec J. Powell, 88, widower of Hannah Ilene Poston Powell and a retired minister of the South Carolina Conference of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday morning, January 10, 2010. Mr. Powell was born the son of Mitchell Jones Powell and Marjan Eliza Prosser Powell on September 9, 1921, in the Possum Fork community of Johnsonville. He lived in the Scranton community until 1972. He was bi-vocational the majority of his life as a South Carolina farmer of various crops and livestock, and a skilled carpenter. After accepting the call into the ministry, Mr. Powell was licensed as a minister in June 1966 and ordained in June 1970. His ministry spanned 20 years, during which he served the following churches: Antioch PH Church, East Florence PH Church, Lakeview PH Church, Bamberg PH Church, Lakewood PH Church, and Mt. Olive PH Church. He retired in 1990 due to health problems. He wrote his Legacy by the labors of his hands as he toiled the land, framed buildings, and shepherded the sheep of God. His life is defined by the words of II Timothy 2:15 “A workman that needed not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of Truth.” Alec and Hannah were married on September 28, 1940, and celebrated 66 1/2 years together. From their blessed union survive: five children, Charlie (Sophia) Powell of Lake City, Mike (Donna) Powell of Bonneau, Rev. Tony (Gwynn Ann) Powell of Lake Placid, FL, Sybil Troutman of Barnwell, and Marjan (Rev. Aldon) Johnson of Georgetown; 13 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, January 13, 2010, at Stone Chapel Pentecostal Holiness Church with interment in Riverside Cemetery, directed by the Hemingway Chapel of McKenzie Funeral Home. Rev. Powell will be placed in the Tabernacle of the S.C. Conference IPHC from 3-9 on Tuesday, January 12, 2010. The Powell family will receive family and friends from 6-9 at the Tabernacle. Memorials may be made to Stone Chapel PHC, 1996 West Hwy. 378, Pamplico, SC, 29583. McKenzie Funeral Home is honored to serve the Powell family. Send online condolences at www.McKenzieFH.com. Published in The State on January 12, 2010 print [1, 2] | |
| Occupation | he served as a pastor throughout the South Carolina Conference of the Pentecostal Holiness Church [1] | |
| _UID | 8F375E14F95A4181BB3B1EDEC36791C0BA90 | |
| Death | 10 Jan 2010 | |
| Burial | 13 Jan 2010 | Riverside Cemetery [2] |
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| Person ID | I186227 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 24 Feb 2012 | |
| Father | Mitchell Jones POWELL d. Bef 10 Jan 2010 | |
| Mother | Marjah Eliza PROSSER d. Bef 10 Jan 2010 | |
| _UID | 2D87295A4FEC430F8A6D8C9B1FB53ACFBFFE | |
| _UID | 2D87295A4FEC430F8A6D8C9B1FB53ACFBFFE | |
| Family ID | F170039 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Hannah Ilene POSTON, b. 23 Oct 1919, Hannah Community, Florence County, South Carolina d. 24 Apr 2006, McLeod Hospice House (Age 86 years) | |||||||||||
| Marriage | 28 Sep 1940 [1, 2] | |||||||||||
| _UID | B3DBFA4554974503B96967E284AB1D24DB56 | |||||||||||
| _UID | B3DBFA4554974503B96967E284AB1D24DB56 | |||||||||||
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| Family ID | F42236 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||||
| Last Modified | 2 Feb 2010 | |||||||||||
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