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.
John Rae Powell, 90, of Eldorado, Texas, passed away into glory on May 15, 2015, at home.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, May 18, 2015, in Eldorado Cemetery.
Johnny Rae was a good roper and a great man. He will be missed by those who knew him
--Previous Message-- : 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. : : : : http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/gosanangelo/obituary.aspx?n=john-rae-powell&pid=174876604 : : John Rae Powell, 90, of Eldorado, Texas, : passed away into glory on May 15, 2015, at : home. : : 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. : : 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. : : 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. : : 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. : : Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. : Monday, May 18, 2015, in Eldorado Cemetery. : : : :
Just roped with him at Clovis where he made the short-go out of about 80 ropers. A great inspiration and a great cowboy/man!! He will be missed.
--Previous Message-- : Johnny Rae was a good roper and a great man. : He will be missed by those who knew him : : : : --Previous Message-- : 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. : : : : : http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/gosanangelo/obituary.aspx?n=john-rae-powell&pid=174876604 : : John Rae Powell, 90, of Eldorado, Texas, : passed away into glory on May 15, 2015, at : home. : : 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. : : 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. : : 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. : : 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. : : Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. : Monday, May 18, 2015, in Eldorado Cemetery. : : : : : :
I bet he could of wrote a good book about his experience for 2 1/2 years during WW2 and the battle at Iowa Jima
--Previous Message-- : Just roped with him at Clovis where he made : the short-go out of about 80 ropers. A great : inspiration and a great cowboy/man!! He will : be missed. : : --Previous Message-- : Johnny Rae was a good roper and a great : man. : He will be missed by those who knew him : : : : --Previous Message-- : 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. : : : : : : http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/gosanangelo/obituary.aspx?n=john-rae-powell&pid=174876604 : : John Rae Powell, 90, of Eldorado, Texas, : passed away into glory on May 15, 2015, at : home. : : 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. : : 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. : : 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. : : 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. : : Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. : Monday, May 18, 2015, in Eldorado Cemetery. : : : : : : : :
I think we all know of neighbors or relatives when they die, their obituary tells of their experience in the service that we were not aware of. These guys gave up a lot for us. It takes a special person to experience something as terrible as war to live a normal life afterwards. Thank you veterans. --Previous Message-- : I bet he could of wrote a good book about his : experience for 2 1/2 years during WW2 and : the battle at Iowa Jima : : --Previous Message-- : Just roped with him at Clovis where he made : the short-go out of about 80 ropers. A great : inspiration and a great cowboy/man!! He will : be missed. : : --Previous Message-- : Johnny Rae was a good roper and a great : man. : He will be missed by those who knew him : : : : --Previous Message-- : 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. : : : : : : : http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/gosanangelo/obituary.aspx?n=john-rae-powell&pid=174876604 : : John Rae Powell, 90, of Eldorado, Texas, : passed away into glory on May 15, 2015, at : home. : : 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. : : 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. : : 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. : : 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. : : Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. : Monday, May 18, 2015, in Eldorado Cemetery. : : : : : : : : : :