Melzah Maderia Powers

Male 1912 - 1969  (57 years)


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  • Name Melzah Maderia Powers 
    Born 12 May 1912  Raleigh Co. WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Social Security Death Index
      Name: Melzah Powers
      SSN: 236-09-0668
      Born: 12 May 1912
      Died: Oct 1969
      State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)
    Gender Male 
    Died 16 Oct 1969  Raleigh Co. WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973
      Name: Melzah Maderia Powers
      Death Date: 16 Oct 1969
      Death Place: Raleigh, West Virginia
      Marital Status: Married
      Gender: Male
      Father Name: William M. Powers
      Mother Name: Rose Moore
      Spouse Name: Virginia Powers
      FHL Film Number: 1992291
    Buried Sunset Memoral Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co. WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • CENSUS RECORDS

      1920 United States Federal Census
      Name: Madera Powers
      Age: 8
      Birth Year: abt 1912
      Birthplace: West Virginia
      Home in 1920: Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier, West Virginia
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head of House: Son
      Marital Status: Single
      Father's Name: William M Powers
      Father's Birthplace: Virginia
      Mother's Name: Rose Powers
      Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia

      1930 United States Federal Census
      Name: Madera Powers
      Gender: Male
      Age: 18
      Birth Year: abt 1912
      Birthplace: West Virginia
      Race: White
      Home in 1930: Shady Spring, Raleigh, West Virginia
      Marital Status: Single
      Relation to Head of House: Son
      Father's Name: William M Powers
      Father's Birthplace: Virginia
      Mother's Name: Rose Powers
      Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia

      1940 United States Federal Census
      Name: M M Powers
      Age: 27
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1913
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Birthplace: West Virginia
      Marital Status: Married
      Relation to Head of House: Head
      Home in 1940: Town, Raleigh, West Virginia
      Farm: No
      Inferred Residence in 1935: Town, Raleigh, West Virginia
      Residence in 1935: Same Place
      Resident on farm in 1935: No
      Occupation: Coal Inspector
      House Owned or Rented: Rented
      Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: $10.00
      Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
      Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 48
      Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
      Weeks Worked in 1939: 46
      Income: $1200
      Income Other Sources: No
      Household Members:
      M M Powers 27
      Virginia Powers 26
      Karon Rose Powers 3
      William Donald Powers 1 month

      OBITUARY

      Beckley Post-Herald, 10 Oct. 1969

      M.M. Powers Dies In Hospital

      Melzah Maderia (Bozo) Powers, 57, of 208 Jennings St. died at noon Thursday in a local hospital following a long illness.

      He was born at Colcord, May 22, 1912, a son of the late William Morgan and Rose Moore Powers.

      He formerly was employed as a state coal inspector for 25 years, a coal inspector for Ogelbay-Norton Coal Co. for three years and had worked for Meadows Lumber Co. for the past 11 years.He was a member of Memorial Baptist Church and a lifetime resident of Raleigh County.

      He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Virginia Vipperman Powers, daughter, Mrs. James E. (Kay) Hedrick of Albany, Ga., one son, William Donald of Vermillion, Ohio; one sister Miss Lillian B. Powers of Beckley and six grandchildren.

      The body is at the Calfee Funeral Home.

      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Calfree Chapel with Rev. Jim Franklin in charge. Burial will be in the Ridge Lawn addition of the Sunset Memorial Park.

      Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. today. Pallbearers will be Roman L. Wood, Blane Wood, Dave Parent, Frank Turner, Paul Beasley and Perry Powers.

    Person ID I21369  Master File
    Last Modified 22 May 2013 

    Family Virginia Lillian Vipperman,   b. 11 May 1913, Beckley, Raleigh Co. WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 May 1999, Beckley, Raleigh Co. WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 24 Mar 1934  Beckley, Raleigh Co. WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Karon Rose Powers,   b. ca 1937, Raleigh Co. WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. William Donald Powers,   b. 26 Feb 1940, Raleigh Co. WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 05 Jun 1984, Elyria, Lorain Co. OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years)
    Last Modified 22 May 2013 
    Family ID F9928  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart