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).