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RICHARD COLESON POWELL

August 27, 1932 — January 30, 2005

Richard Coleson Powell, 72, of Jefferson City, died Sunday, Jan. 30, 2005, at Capital Region Medical Center. He was born on Aug. 27, 1932 in Caruthersville, MO, the son of R.C. and Mayme Branchville Canada Powell. He was married on Jan. 13, 1956 in Cape Girardeau, MO to Dorothy Annette Jennings who died on March 4, 2000. He was married on Aug. 18, 2001 in Cole County to Billie Carolyn Shaw Stovall who survives at the home. Mr. Powell was a 1950 graduate of Caruthersville High School and received a Bachelor of Science in Education degree from Southeast Missouri State College in 1954. He pursued graduate studies in guidance and counseling from Southeast Missouri State College and in music at Columbia University in New York City. He served with the United States Army in Korea from 1955 to 1957. A teacher with the Cooter School District for a year, Mr. Powell served twenty-six years with the Sikeston Public Schools where he also repaired musical instruments. In 1981 he was appointed by Governor Kit Bond as Executive Director of the Governors Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities where he served for twelve years. Following retirement he owned and operated Mid-MO Ribbon Service. He was a member of First United Methodist Church where he sang with the choir and assisted in its television ministry. He was assistant conductor of Jefferson City Cantorum; past president of Jefferson City Symphony; former chairman of the Cole County Republican Party; and a delegate to the 1996 Republican National Convention. Mr. Powell was a member of the Senior Nutrition Center Board; Jefferson City Transportation Committee; Missouri Music Educators Association; Missouri Retired Teachers Association; A.A.R.P.; Order of Elks; Jefferson City Little Theater Orchestra; and was currently serving as a Senator with the Missouri Silver-Haired Legislature. He was active in the Cotton Boll Girl Scout Council and many other civic affairs during his years in Sikeston. Other survivors include two daughters and their husbands, Melodie A. Powell and Jerry Short, Kansas City, MO; and Michelle and Mike Vickery, Imperial, MO; two step-daughters and their husbands, Julie and Rusty Dill, Oklahoma City, OK; and Corinne and Luis Sevilla, Mansfield, TX; one step-son and wife, John & Layla Stovall, Cordova, TN; one granddaughter, Madeleine Vickery; and step-grandchildren, Corey Dill; Casey Dill; Manuel Sevilla; and Makiela Sevilla; his sister and brother-in-law, Sue and Joe Rouse, Gulf Shores, AL; and many nieces and nephews. Services will be 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4, 2005, at First United Methodist Church with Dr. Larry Gallamore, Rev. Mark Dumas, and Rev. Chris Dumas officiating. Private burial will be in Riverview Cemetery. Visitation will be 12-2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4th, in the parlor at First United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Jefferson City Symphony, 1108 Boonville Road, Jefferson City, MO 65109; Jefferson City Cantorum, POB 1632, Jefferson City, MO 65102; or First United Methodist Church Choir, 201 Monroe Street, Jefferson City, MO 65101. Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home, Jefferson City, is in charge of arrangements. Those wishing to send condolences or tributes to the family may do so at www.dulletrimble.com.
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