Obituary for Melvin Ira Powers
Oxford, Missouri
Melvin Ira Powers, age 83, Oxford, Missouri, died Saturday, June 18, 2022, at his home in Oxford.
Melvin was born March 19, 1939, near Oxford, Missouri. He was the son of the late Franklin Ernest and Marjorie Minnie (Craven) Powers.
Melvin was baptized as a young man at the Union Baptist Church, Carmack, Missouri. Melvin attended Stanberry High School, Stanberry, Missouri.
At fifteen years old Melvin started and operated a custom harvesting business, working for many farmers across the country. While on the wheat harvest in Montana, he met the love of his life, Kathleen Marie Mossey. Melvin and Kathleen were married September 1, 1962, in Denton, Montana. To this union four children were born, Skye Lynn, Jeffrey Blaine, Libby LeAnn, and Katrina Dawn.
Melvin and Kathleen farmed near Oxford, where they raised livestock and grain. Melvin continued to do custom trucking, hauling, and spraying. In later years they limited their ventures to row cropping.
Melvin and Kathleen were proud of their children and wanted them to have every opportunity possible. Toward that end, they helped start the girls’ summer softball league in Worth County. They helped coach the team for many years, and even in his final years Melvin would often recount cherished memories about this time with the team.
Melvin was preceded in death by his parents, wife Kathleen (July 19, 2012), son Jeffrey (August 18, 2020), and three brothers Verlin Dale Ellis, Bryson Glee Ellis, and Carl Ernest Powers.
His survivors include: daughters Skye Powers, Dixon, Missouri; Libby (Richard) Romero, Oak Hill, Virginia; Katrina (Terrance Williams) Powers, Blue Springs, Missouri; grandchildren Alyssa (Tony) Wright, Lebanon, Missouri; Brea Powers, Dixon, Missouri; Tylar Powers, Eldon, Missouri; Damian Words, Independence, Missouri; Seth and Ryan Romero, Oak Hill, Virginia; two great grandchildren, Jordan and Jaelynn Wright, Lebanon, Missouri; one sister, Roberta (Powers) Wallace, Gentry, Missouri; nieces, nephews and a host of other friends and loved ones.
Graveside services and burial will be held at 1 PM, Saturday, June 25, 2022, at the Oxford Cemetery, Oxford, Missouri. It will be conducted by Pastor Bill Bracken. A reception will follow immediately after the burial at Gambino’s Pizza, Stanberry, Missouri.
Memorials: Oxford Cemetery, c/o Carol Scott, 20503 Highway U, Parnell, Missouri 64475.
Arrangements: andrewshannfuneralhome.com
Melvin Ira Powers, age 83, Oxford, Missouri, died Saturday, June 18, 2022, at his home in Oxford.
Melvin was born March 19, 1939, near Oxford, Missouri. He was the son of the late Franklin Ernest and Marjorie Minnie (Craven) Powers.
Melvin was baptized as a young man at the Union Baptist Church, Carmack, Missouri. Melvin attended Stanberry High School, Stanberry, Missouri.
At fifteen years old Melvin started and operated a custom harvesting business, working for many farmers across the country. While on the wheat harvest in Montana, he met the love of his life, Kathleen Marie Mossey. Melvin and Kathleen were married September 1, 1962, in Denton, Montana. To this union four children were born, Skye Lynn, Jeffrey Blaine, Libby LeAnn, and Katrina Dawn.
Melvin and Kathleen farmed near Oxford, where they raised livestock and grain. Melvin continued to do custom trucking, hauling, and spraying. In later years they limited their ventures to row cropping.
Melvin and Kathleen were proud of their children and wanted them to have every opportunity possible. Toward that end, they helped start the girls’ summer softball league in Worth County. They helped coach the team for many years, and even in his final years Melvin would often recount cherished memories about this time with the team.
Melvin was preceded in death by his parents, wife Kathleen (July 19, 2012), son Jeffrey (August 18, 2020), and three brothers Verlin Dale Ellis, Bryson Glee Ellis, and Carl Ernest Powers.
His survivors include: daughters Skye Powers, Dixon, Missouri; Libby (Richard) Romero, Oak Hill, Virginia; Katrina (Terrance Williams) Powers, Blue Springs, Missouri; grandchildren Alyssa (Tony) Wright, Lebanon, Missouri; Brea Powers, Dixon, Missouri; Tylar Powers, Eldon, Missouri; Damian Words, Independence, Missouri; Seth and Ryan Romero, Oak Hill, Virginia; two great grandchildren, Jordan and Jaelynn Wright, Lebanon, Missouri; one sister, Roberta (Powers) Wallace, Gentry, Missouri; nieces, nephews and a host of other friends and loved ones.
Graveside services and burial will be held at 1 PM, Saturday, June 25, 2022, at the Oxford Cemetery, Oxford, Missouri. It will be conducted by Pastor Bill Bracken. A reception will follow immediately after the burial at Gambino’s Pizza, Stanberry, Missouri.
Memorials: Oxford Cemetery, c/o Carol Scott, 20503 Highway U, Parnell, Missouri 64475.
Arrangements: andrewshannfuneralhome.com