Norwood Hugh Powell Sr

January 10, 1931 - October 31, 2019

Norwood Hugh Powell, Sr., 88, of the Vandola community departed this life on Thursday, October 31, 2019 after a brief decline in health. Norwood was born in Richmond, VA on January 10, 1931, a son of the late Alice Louise Powell Latham. Thomas Greenwood Powell and Mary Alice Hubbard Powell raised him. Norwood served in the US Army and later retired from the Army Reserves with the rank of Major. He worked as an electrician for several Nuclear Power Plants. He was member of Westover Baptist Church and was an avid gardener with this past year being his best tomatoes. On May 3, 1951, he married, Frances Hyler Powell, who survives of the residence. Survivors also include his three sons, Norwood H. Powell, Jr., and wife, Ann; Tommy Powell, and wife, Susan; Mitch Powell, and wife, Roberta; a sister, Cecil Lippa; a brother, Kenneth Latham; six grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren, and a number of nieces and nephews. A sister, Kay Kerrick; and two grandchildren predeceased him. A memorial service will be held on November 16, 2019 at 2:00 PM at the Wrenn-Yeatts Westover Chapel conducted by the Rev. Dr. Doug Barber and the Rev. Robert Vermillion. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to Westover Baptist Church or to a charity of your choice. Wrenn-Yeatts Westover Chapel is serving the Powell family.