John Powell Jr.

Wind Advisory issued October 19 at 5:16AM EDT until October 19 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until noon EDT today.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Gusts of 30 to 40 mph will be common, but the highest gusts near 50 mph will be sporadic. Gusts will decrease behind a cold front that will move through the area this morning.

Tuesday, April 25th, 2017

John Powell Jr.

John Thomas Powell Jr., age 85, of Brookville, passed away Friday, April 21, 2017 following an extended illness.

He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Della Powell; brother, David and sister, Luella Ankeney.

John served in the U.S. Army's 24th infantry during the Korean war from 1950-1953 and was a lifelong member of the VFW. He spent over 30 years as a Dayton Fire Fighter.

Survived by his wife of 65 years, Juanita Powell; children, Pamela (Norbert) Overla, Darlene (Gene) Pease, Donna (Steven) Oswalt and Diana Goodwin; 11 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

Private services will be held at the convenience of the family.

Arrangement made by Gilbert-Fellers Funeral Home. E-mail condolences may be sent by going online to www.gilbert-fellers.com.

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