Our beloved Wesley, husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, has taken the journey to be with the Lord.
Born March 31, 1940, he was a native and lifelong resident of Jackson County.
Wesley worked for White Shield/Barclay for 23 years and was currently teaching the Cherokee language at Smokey Mountain Elementary School and a community class at American Legion Post 143. He also did a lot of work with Bo Taylor at Cherokee Indian Museum.
He served in the Army National Guard for seven years during the Vietnam War and was an active member of American Legion Steve Youngdeer Post 143.
Wesley was preceded in death by his parents, Benjamin "Possum" Powell and Marjorie Wallace and belated wife, Annie Queen Powell.
Surviving are his wife of six years, Anna Powell, son Adam Powell of the home, daughter, Doris Arch and her husband, Roger, of Cherokee, sister, Dorothy Powell Swimmer of Cherokee, grandchildren, Andy, Lechay, Kayla and Joseph Arch, great-grandchildren, Braylon Arch, Donnavin Groenewold, Judiah and Priest Littlejohn, several nieces and nephews, and also children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren that he has taken into the home and heart, the daughter`s mother, Margret Reed of Cherokee.
The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Macedonia Baptist Church, of which he was a member, with the Revs. Bo Parris, Jonathan Revis and Wayne Cason officiating. Burial will be in Powell Family Cemetery with full military rites by Steve Youngdeer Post 143, of which he was a member.
Belated Wife:
Annie Queen Powell, born 22. July 1932, died 6. Feb. 1999
Born March 31, 1940, he was a native and lifelong resident of Jackson County.
Wesley worked for White Shield/Barclay for 23 years and was currently teaching the Cherokee language at Smokey Mountain Elementary School and a community class at American Legion Post 143. He also did a lot of work with Bo Taylor at Cherokee Indian Museum.
He served in the Army National Guard for seven years during the Vietnam War and was an active member of American Legion Steve Youngdeer Post 143.
Wesley was preceded in death by his parents, Benjamin "Possum" Powell and Marjorie Wallace and belated wife, Annie Queen Powell.
Surviving are his wife of six years, Anna Powell, son Adam Powell of the home, daughter, Doris Arch and her husband, Roger, of Cherokee, sister, Dorothy Powell Swimmer of Cherokee, grandchildren, Andy, Lechay, Kayla and Joseph Arch, great-grandchildren, Braylon Arch, Donnavin Groenewold, Judiah and Priest Littlejohn, several nieces and nephews, and also children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren that he has taken into the home and heart, the daughter`s mother, Margret Reed of Cherokee.
The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Macedonia Baptist Church, of which he was a member, with the Revs. Bo Parris, Jonathan Revis and Wayne Cason officiating. Burial will be in Powell Family Cemetery with full military rites by Steve Youngdeer Post 143, of which he was a member.
Belated Wife:
Annie Queen Powell, born 22. July 1932, died 6. Feb. 1999
Our beloved Wesley, husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, has taken the journey to be with the Lord.
Born March 31, 1940, he was a native and lifelong resident of Jackson County.
Wesley worked for White Shield/Barclay for 23 years and was currently teaching the Cherokee language at Smokey Mountain Elementary School and a community class at American Legion Post 143. He also did a lot of work with Bo Taylor at Cherokee Indian Museum.
He served in the Army National Guard for seven years during the Vietnam War and was an active member of American Legion Steve Youngdeer Post 143.
Wesley was preceded in death by his parents, Benjamin "Possum" Powell and Marjorie Wallace and belated wife, Annie Queen Powell.
Surviving are his wife of six years, Anna Powell, son Adam Powell of the home, daughter, Doris Arch and her husband, Roger, of Cherokee, sister, Dorothy Powell Swimmer of Cherokee, grandchildren, Andy, Lechay, Kayla and Joseph Arch, great-grandchildren, Braylon Arch, Donnavin Groenewold, Judiah and Priest Littlejohn, several nieces and nephews, and also children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren that he has taken into the home and heart, the daughter`s mother, Margret Reed of Cherokee.
The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Macedonia Baptist Church, of which he was a member, with the Revs. Bo Parris, Jonathan Revis and Wayne Cason officiating. Burial will be in Powell Family Cemetery with full military rites by Steve Youngdeer Post 143, of which he was a member.
Belated Wife:
Annie Queen Powell, born 22. July 1932, died 6. Feb. 1999
Born March 31, 1940, he was a native and lifelong resident of Jackson County.
Wesley worked for White Shield/Barclay for 23 years and was currently teaching the Cherokee language at Smokey Mountain Elementary School and a community class at American Legion Post 143. He also did a lot of work with Bo Taylor at Cherokee Indian Museum.
He served in the Army National Guard for seven years during the Vietnam War and was an active member of American Legion Steve Youngdeer Post 143.
Wesley was preceded in death by his parents, Benjamin "Possum" Powell and Marjorie Wallace and belated wife, Annie Queen Powell.
Surviving are his wife of six years, Anna Powell, son Adam Powell of the home, daughter, Doris Arch and her husband, Roger, of Cherokee, sister, Dorothy Powell Swimmer of Cherokee, grandchildren, Andy, Lechay, Kayla and Joseph Arch, great-grandchildren, Braylon Arch, Donnavin Groenewold, Judiah and Priest Littlejohn, several nieces and nephews, and also children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren that he has taken into the home and heart, the daughter`s mother, Margret Reed of Cherokee.
The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Macedonia Baptist Church, of which he was a member, with the Revs. Bo Parris, Jonathan Revis and Wayne Cason officiating. Burial will be in Powell Family Cemetery with full military rites by Steve Youngdeer Post 143, of which he was a member.
Belated Wife:
Annie Queen Powell, born 22. July 1932, died 6. Feb. 1999
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