Jesse Powell

Funeral service for Jesse Powell will be held 11 AM Wednesday, December 10, 2008 in Blanchard St. Denis Chapel 848 Keyser Avenue, Natchitoches, La. 71457 with Rev. Roger Matkin officiating. Burial will be in Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery at Keithville, La. with full military rites. Visitation will be Tuesday, December 9, 2008 from 5 PM until 9 PM and on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 from 8 AM until service time in the funeral home. Mr. Powell, 70, of Natchitoches, La., died Saturday, December 6, 2008, at Cornerstone Hospital in Bossier City, La. He was a native of Natchitoches Parish, La. He was a retired Technical Sergeant with 22 years of service serving in U. S. Air Force. He was a veteran of Viet Nam Era. He was a member of American Military Association. He was preceded in death by one son, Lawrence Glenn Powell; one son-in-law, Brian Kijanski; sister, Odessa Powell; parents, Shelton Powell and Lelia Beatrice Potter Powell. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Irene Kay Powell of Natchitoches, La.; two daughters, Brenda Kijanski of Natchitoches, La. and Cheryl Garcia and husband Arthur of Abingdon, Md.; one son, Mike Powell and wife Mechelle of Natchitoches, La.; seven grandchildren, Jessica Jackson and husband Randy of Coushatta, La., Glen 'Bubba' Kijanski and wife Leann of Vowells Mill, La., Mike Kijanski and wife Krystal of Natchitoches, La., Mary Taylor of Natchitoches, La., Robert Garcia and wife Jessica of Baku, Azerbiejan, Rachel Garcia of Abingdon, Md., and Krystal Powell of Hot Springs National Park, Ar.; fourteen great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild; one sister, Pearl Richardson of Fort Worth, Tx.; three brothers, Bill Powell and wife Betty Mae, Aubrey Powell and wife Faye, and Melton Powell all of Marthaville, La. Honorary pallbearers will be Glen 'Bubba' Kijanski, Jesse Kijanski,Robert Garcia, Arthur Garcia, Ross Friday.