POWELL, Lena

Wickenburg Sun (Wickenburg, Arizona) Friday, June 24, 1955, p. 1 Rites Saturday For Mrs. Powell, Aguila Pioneer Funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock Saturday morning, June 25, at the Aguila Cemetery for Mrs. Lena Powell, a pioneer resident of the Aguila community who passed away early the morning of June 22 at the Community Hospital in Prescott. Mrs. Powell had lived on a ranch near Aguila for more than 40 years, moving to the ranch in 1912, the year in which Arizona was admitted to the Union. Two years ago she moved to Phoenix. She was born in Fayetteville, Ark., 77 years ago and came to Arizona in 1896 to stay with her aunt and uncle, Mr. & Mrs. Henry Wingfield at Camp Verde. Ill Two Years Mrs. Powell had been in ill health for the past two years. She was in the Prescott hospital 11 days, having been taken there when she became seriously ill while on a trip to Prescott. Rev. Bill Barker of the First Baptist Church of Wickenburg will conduct the funeral services Saturday. Survivors Surviving are the husband, V. A. Powell; a son, A. R. Powell and daughter, Julia Powell; also a grandson, Leon Powell and two great grandsons. Two surviving brothers, Jim and O. Randolph live in Coffeeville, Kan.