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Name |
Powers, Gordon Alan |
Genealogy ID |
90570 |
Born |
09 FEB 1907 |
Birthplace |
Mansfield, Tioga PA |
Deceased |
08 AUG 1972 |
Deceased where |
Altoona, Blair PA |
Cemetery |
Wellsboro Cemetery |
Education |
Mansfield High School 1926 Mansfield State Teachers College 1930 Bucknell University |
Occupation |
Pennsylvania Bureau of Employment Security |
Titles & honors |
Wellsboro Lions Club Ossea Lodge F&AM Tioga County Chapter of the American Red Cross Navy veteran of World War II. Earle Champaign Post, American Legion |
Military |
Navy World War Two |
Father |
Fred Stewart Powers |
Mother |
Mary Jane Cornwell |
Spouse |
Gertude Wetherbee Jarvis |
Children |
Fred S. Powers Janet Powers Martha Powers |
Reference |
Obit |
Notes |
Gordon Alan Powers = 90570 PA Birth Cert. #16415; b. 9 February 1907, Mansfield, PA Father – Fred Stewart Powers – age 32, b. PA; Occupation – Farmer & Poultry man Mother – Mary Jane Cornwell – age 32, b. PA Occupation – Housewife; 1/1 Signed by – F.G. Elliott Find a Grave Gordon Alan Powers – b. 9 February 1907, Mansfield, PA; d. 8 August 1972; Burial – Wellsboro Cemetery, Wellsboro, PA Spouse – Gertrude Wetherbee Jarvis Powers – 10 February 1916, Delmar Twp., PA; d. 2 December 2007, Wellsboro, PA; Burial – Wellsboro Cemetery, Wellsboro, PA POWERS, Gordon Alan [SRGP 90570] – The sudden and untimely death of Gordon A. Powers, 65, of 13 Bacon Street, Wellsboro shocked and saddened Wellsboro friends and relatives. Mr. Powers, a retired office manager of the Pennsylvania Bureau of Employment Security in Wellsboro died Tuesday in the Altoona Hospital. His death resulted from complications connected with a rare illness which first became evident while he and Mrs. Powers were on a motor tour through the Smokey Mountains and Williamsburg, Virginia. He was brought to Altoona to be near a daughter. He was born in Mansfield, Feb. 9, 1907 the son of Fred and Mary Cornwell Powers. He was a graduate of Mansfield State College. He also took courses at Bucknell University. Mr. Powers was a member and trustee of the United Methodist Church of Wellsboro, was a member of the Wellsboro Lions Club, Ossea Lodge F&AM, an executive committee member of the Tioga County Chapter of the American Red Cross and was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was also a member of the Earle Champaign Post, American Legion at Wellsboro. Mr. Powers retired from BES in July 1971. He is survived by his wife, Gertrude Wetherbee Powers, a son, Fred S. Powers II of Lowell, Mich.;two daughters, Mrs. Donald [Janice] Cunningham of Altoona and Mrs. Karl [Martha] Stock of Lansdowne; a sister, Mrs. Francis Howard of Bradford; two grandsons and nieces and nephews. The funeral was held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the church. Burial was in Wellsboro Cemetery. The Rev. William A. Snyder, his pastor, officiated. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the church’s memorial fund in his name. – Mansfield Advertiser, PA, 17 August 1972, Thursday, p.18 |
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