Powers, Samuel Hiram

Passed: 1992-05-17

Age: 77

Source: Jackson County Newspapers

Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 1992-05-17

Information:      Samuel Hiram Powers, 77, of Ripley, died May 17, 1992 at Jackson Geeral Hospital, Ripley, following an extended illness.  He was born, June 1, 1914,  in Jackson County, a son of Laura Fields Powers and the late Thomas O. Powers.  He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, having served in the Philippines.  He was retired from Kenneth M. Dunn Construction., where he had worked as a heavy equipment operator.  He was a lifelong resident of Ripley, and was a member of Ripley Tabernacle Church.  He is survived by his wife, Valeria Brotherton Powers; one son, David Powers of Ripley; two daughters, Rebecca Donat of Ripley and Diane Suchanoff of Bridgeton, NJ; one brother, Carl Powers of Springhill, FL.; one sister, Grace Madan of Coral Gables , FL.; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.  He was proceded in death by four brothers, Lloyd Powers, Marshall Powers, Okey Powers and Hoyt Powers.  Funeral services were Tuesday at the Ripley Tabernacle with the Rev. William Sullivan and he Rev. Orland Reynolds officiating.  Burial followed in the Fairplain Cemetery.