Robert Henry Powers

1927 - 2001  (73 years)

• Name	Robert Henry Powers  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	3 Nov 1927	Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Died	28 Sep 2001	Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States   [3, 4]
  Buried	30 Sep 2001	Crown Hill Cemetery, Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States   [3, 4]
  		Maurine (Bushey) Powers and Robert Powers Grave Marker.jpg
  Obituary	1 Oct 2001  [4]
  Sikeston Standard Democrat
  Puxico, MO - Robert Henry Powers, 73, died Sept. 28, 2001, at the Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. Born Nov. 3, 1927, at Sedalia, son of the late Henry Raymond and Ellen Marie Gehlken, he had lived in Sedalia and High Ridge until moving to Puxico in 1989. A retired mechanic, having worked for 42 years with the Missouri Pacific Railroad, he was a member of the Wappapello Lions Club and the Providence Missionary Baptist Church near Puxico. On Feb. 28, 1948, in Sedalia, he married Maurine Avis Bushey who preceded him in death on April 23, 1973. On Sept. 23, 1977, in Puxico, he married Mildred Riney Walker who survives of the home. Other survivors include: one daughter, Linda Faye Powers; one brother, Marvin Powers; and one sister, Katheryn Bell. He was preceded in death by one son, Larry Ray Powers. Services were conducted Sunday at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Puxico. Elder Ernie Cate and Jerry Park of Puxico and Elder Don Adams of Matthews officiated. Graveside services were scheduled at the Crown Hill Cemetery in Sedalia. Oct 1, 2001 Sikeston Standard Democrat
  Person ID	I7028	Dale's Tree
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2013

  
  

  Family 1	Maurine Avis Bushey,   b. 1 Jun 1926, , , Kansas, United States ,   d. 12 Apr 1973, , , Missouri, United States  (Age 46 years)
  Married	24 Feb 1948	, Jackson, Missouri, United States   [2]
  Children	1. Linda Faye Powers,   b. 17 Sep 1949   2. Larry Ray Powers,   b. 1 Aug 1950,   d. 12 Apr 1973  (Age 22 years)
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2013
  Family ID	F722	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mildred Riney Walker
  Married	23 Sep 1977	Puxico, Stoddard, Missouri, United States   [4]
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2013
  Family ID	F2358	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 3 Nov 1927 - Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States Married - 23 Sep 1977 - Puxico, Stoddard, Missouri, United States Died - 28 Sep 2001 - Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Buried - 30 Sep 2001 - Crown Hill Cemetery, Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S398] Web - Ancestry.com - Public Family Tree, The Generations Network, (www.ancestry.com), accessed 23 Apr 2013), Profile page for Robert Henry Powers (Reliability: 0), 23 Apr 2013. [S572] Marriage Records - MO, Jackson - Marriage Records 1805-2002, Missouri. Jackson., (Digital images. Ancestry.com.), application for marriage license, Powers-Bushey, 1948; accessed 23 Apr 2013. (Reliability: 2), 23 Apr 2013. [S605] Cemeteries - MO, Petis - Crown Hill Cemetery Grave Markers, Crown Hill Cemetery (Petis, Missouri), Robert H. Powers marker, Personally read and photographed, Apr 2013. (Reliability: 2), 22 Nov 2013. [S606] Newspapers - MO, Sikeston - The Sikeston Standard Democrat, Missouri. Sikeston., 1 Oct 2001. (Reliability: 2), 22 Nov 2013.