Racine, West Virginia
David Powell
2023
David A. Powell On Sunday, January 22, 2023, David Allen Powell of Racine, Ohio; beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-great-grandfather passed away at the age of 79. Born in Parkersburg, WV to Dale Douglas Powell and Helen Gertrude (Snider) Powell. Dave joined the United States Marine Corps out of high school and learned sheet metal as an airplane mechanic in Viet Nam. On his return to the US, he married the love of his life, Luella Mauree DeWees. They remained married for fifty-seven years until his passing. Dave joined Sheet Metal Local 33 as an apprentice in 1966, where he worked until the late 1990's. He was known as a superb craftsman. A master welder, he...