D. Alan Powell

Published 12:00 am Thursday, October 9, 2003

FRANKLIN – David Alan &uot;Red&uot; Powell, 41, a supervisor with Birdsong Peanut Company, died Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2003.

&uot;Red,&uot; a 1980 graduate of Franklin High School, was a member and hunt master of the 6-12 Hunt Club, and a member of Franklin Congregational Christian Church.

Survivors include his parents, Russell Lee Powell Sr. and Emily Winslow Powell of Franklin; two sisters, Wanda P. Bennett, and her husband, Kelly, of Evergreen, N.C.; and Wendy P. Mitchell, and her husband, Michael, of Portsmouth; a brother, Russell L. Powell Jr. of Franklin; two nieces, Rebecca and Sarah Mitchell; three nephews, Christopher and Daniel Bennett and Joshua Mitchell; many aunts, uncles and cousins; and a special friend, Lisa Turner of Franklin.

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The graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday in Riverside Cemetery, Courtland, with the Rev. Mike Harrell officiating.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at Wright Funeral Home, and suggests that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to Gideons International, P.O. Box 55, Franklin, Va. 23851.