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: I bet each and every one of us on here can
: call Mr. Johnny Rae Powell our hero. We are
: fortunate enough to ever be able to
: rope...much less rope until we are 90 years
: old.
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: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/gosanangelo/obituary.aspx?n=john-rae-powell&pid=174876604
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: John Rae Powell, 90, of Eldorado, Texas,
: passed away into glory on May 15, 2015, at
: home.
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: He was born Feb. 10, 1925, in Fort Worth,
: Texas, to David and Elizabeth Rae Powell.
: John Rae graduated High School in
: Sweetwater, Texas, in 1942, then immediately
: joined the Marine Corps where he served
: two-and-a-half years in the South Pacific,
: including the battle of Iwo Jima. After he
: served, John lived in San Angelo and worked
: for Producers Livestock until he moved to
: Schleicher County to run his mother's ranch
: for her in 1947. This ranch had been
: established by her father John Rae in 1883.
: Starting in 1985, to the present, the ranch
: has been owned and operated with his son,
: Johnny. In 1954, John married Tibba
: McMullan. They worked on the ranch together,
: raised two children, Johnny and Margo,
: attended First Presbyterian Church and were
: active in community affairs. John served on
: the school board and was on the ASCS
: committee.
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: John spent all his summers as a boy with his
: grandfather, John Rae. This is where John
: learned to love and appreciate the land. He
: taught himself to rope and has had a passion
: for roping ever since. John was competitive
: in team roping, steer roping and calf roping
: through the years. He loved just as much,
: however, spending the day in the practice
: pen with family and good friends, and
: recently with his great-grandsons. Work and
: attending to the ranch, however always came
: first.
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: Survivors include his son, Johnny Powell and
: wife Claire of Eldorado; daughter Margo and
: husband Ken Smith of Hobbs, New Mexico; five
: grandchildren include Marty and Megan Powell
: of Eldorado, Tibba and husband Sterling
: Smith of Stephenville, Keli and husband
: Casey Hatley of Hobbs, New Mexico, and
: Stefanie and husband JayDee Logan of Hobbs,
: New Mexico; three great-grandchildren
: include Shane Smith and Cason and Kyon
: Hatley.
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: The family would like to express their
: sincere gratitude for the excellent and
: loving care that was given to John by
: Hospice of San Angelo and also request
: memorials be made to them.
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: Graveside services will be at 11 a.m.
: Monday, May 18, 2015, in Eldorado Cemetery.
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