Cordele Dispatch
Cordele —
Eualvene "Bean" Fenn Powell, 86, went to be with the Lord Monday, Sept. 6, 2010 after suffering a stroke Aug. 24, 2010. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 11 in the chapel of Rainey Family Funeral Services.
The family will receive friends Friday, Sept. 10 from 7 until 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Powell will be laid to rest next to her husband at Sunnyside Cemetery in Cordele. A memorial service is planned at First Baptist Atlanta on Saturday, Sept. 18.
Mrs. Powell was born in Hatley and was the daughter of the late John H. and Annie Whelchel Fenn. She grew up in Cordele and graduated from Cordele High School. While in high school she was a member of the marching band and was elected the May Day Queen in 1940.
She graduated from Macon Business School and worked in a government facility in Warner Robins during World War II.
Mrs. Powell married James "Pete" E. Powell, Sr. of Vienna in 1942. After Pete's return from serving with Gen. Patton's group in Europe during WW II, he and Eualvene settled in East Point where she was actively involved in numerous church activities.
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