Birdie Lee (Kyle) Powell

 

Birdie Lee (Kyle) Powell:

"The Normangee Star" Vol. XXVII, No. 45, September 28, 1939. "Sister of J. W. Kyle Passes On. Mrs. Will Powell was buried in Marquez on Sept. 18. Mrs. Powell was formerly Birdie Lee Kyle, born in Houston, Miss. in 1877. She united with the Baptist church at the age of 12. Came to Texas with her mother and married Will Powell of Wealthy. For the past eight years the family has resided in Mt. Vernon, Texas, until last year she returned to Marquez on account of failing health. Mrs. Powell is survived by her husband, five children, three brothers and one sister."

*Note: Parents James Benton Kyle and Sarah Frances Collins. Husband William Isaac "Will" Powell. Children: Leo Elton Powell; Marion Lester Powell; Willie Lucille Powell (married Herbert Benjamin Allison); James Nathaniel "Jim" Powell; Marvin Julian Powell; Mary Lee Powell (married James Dixon Crow); Verna Mae Powell (married Ulmer Gay Waits) and Julia Irene Powell (married Russell William Spivey).