Obituary of Owen Powell

Owen J. “O.J.” Powell age 86 of Flagler, Colorado passed away Sunday, September 23, 2012 at the Lincoln Community Hospital in Hugo, Colorado. He was born June 8, 1926 in Campo, Colorado the son of Owen Ezekiel and Ethel Mae (Jenkins) Powell. On December 8, 1944 in Goodland, Kansas Owen was united in marriage to Elsie Mae Miller. They shared over fifty five years of marriage before Elsie passed away on August 18, 1999. To this union they shared six children, Paulette Louise, Marilyn June, Pamela Jean, Stephen Douglas, Royce Merle and Randy Craig. Owen was a great father, husband and a well respected neighbor of the Flagler community that he loved so much. He was a construction foreman for most of his life where he built houses from the ground up. Owen always had a gift for fixing all kinds of farm machinery and just about anything you can think of that needed to be fixed. Fixing things was really his only hobby. You could always find O.J. in the garage working on something. He worked for various farmers in Flagler area where he enjoyed helping farm the land. Most of all, Owen loved his family and friends and he will miss all of his coffee buddies at the co-op in Flagler. He will be dearly missed by all and his spirit will continue on in all of their daily lives forever. O.J. was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Elsie; two brothers; and one grandson. Mr. Powell is survived by his six children, Paulette Powell of LochBuie, Colorado, Marilyn Dunn of Flagler, Colorado, Pamela Powell of Flagler, Colorado, Stephen Powell of Divide, Colorado, Royce Powell of Flagler, Colorado and Randy Powell of Denver, Colorado; two sisters, Pearl Peterson of Alamosa, Colorado and Irene Bohlender of La Salle, Colorado; 6 grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.