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ObituaryDavid A. "Dave' Powell
DAVID "DAVE" A. POWELL, 72, of Ona,
formerly of Milton, passed away at Cabell Huntington Hospital, surrounded by
his family, on April 20, 2019. He was born in Huntington on July 22, 1946,
to the late Arthur "Bill" Powell and Beulah Hicks Powell. He is also
preceded in death by his spouse, Nancy Lawhon Powell; grandson, Jeremy Cook;
and brothers, Larry Powell and Roger Keith Powell. He is survived by his
daughters, Alisa Powell Sizemore (James) of Huntington, Barbie Black of
Milton and Beth Black Hatfield (Todd) of Milton; grandchildren, Brooklyn
Sizemore, Tyler Cook, Andrew Black (Hillary) and Carter Chapman;
great-grandchildren, Kaleb Black and Emily McGuffin; one sister, Angela
Powell Evans (Leonard Scott Evans); sister-in-law, Susie Midkiff Powell;
five nieces; seven great-nieces and great-nephews; and special friend,
George Robinson. David was a Vietnam Veteran, serving with the
United States Air Force. He loved serving his community in Milton for 51
years of service as a
fireman with the Milton Fire Dept., serving every rank including chief.
He joined the Milton VFD on January 13, 1968, where he held the rank of
Chief for two years, Deputy Chief for four years, Assistant Chief for four
years and Captain for eight years. He also held the position of Treasurer
for ten years and served as Chairman on the Truck committee for several
years and served on several other committees over the years, such as the
Bylaw committee and Bingo committee. He is retired from Cabell County School
Board. He was a member of Mount Union Missionary Baptist Church in Lesage.
Visitation will be held at
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