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Submitted: 4/14/20 • Approved: 4/21/20 • Last Updated: 4/24/20 • R1309535-G0-S3
World War II
August 15, 1918 - April 15, 1975
*Obituary
Springdale News
Wednesday, April 16, 1975
Wendell L. Power, 56, 4 Vista Drive, Van Buren, died April 15 in Springdale Memorial Hospital. Born Aug. 15, 1918, at Nashville, the son of John and Minnie Shuffield Power, he was a member of First Baptist Church in Van Buren, Gideons international, a 32nd degree Mason, a member of the Belle Point Lodge and Amrita Grotto. He had been employed by Wyeth Pharmaceutical Co. since 1948, was a member of Crawford County Sheriff's Mounted Patrol, a graduate of Ouachita Baptist University and a veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Mitchell Power of the home; one daughter, Mrs. Hart (Ann) Tolson, Texarkana, Tex.; his mother of Springdale; three brothers, Dr. John R. Power, Springdale, Louis R. Power, Lawton, Okla., and Raul H. Power, North Little Rock; and one granddaughter.
Funeral services will be Thursday at 2:30 p.m. in Sisco Chapel. Burial will be in Friendship Cemetery under the direction of Sisco.
Memorials may be made to the Wendell L. Power memorial fund at Springdale Memorial Hospital.
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