Walter L. Powell and Aurora Archer Powell
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The town and country was shocked when news came that Judge Walter L. Powell had dropped dead in his home near Dry Lake Saturday morning at seven o'clock. Judge Powell had been feeling badly and suffering slight attacks of indigestion since Thursday when he participated in and enjoyed a Thanksgiving feast and school program by the community of Dry Lake at the school, on which he was one among the speakers, making an able educational address. However, his attacks of indigestion were not alarming nor sufficiently severe to call a physician. Judge Powell continuing to go about in the performance of his daily duties throughout the following day. On Saturday morning, as usual, he arose from his bed, dressed and started the fires in the home for the day. He had gone from the bed room into an adjoining room to light a small oil stove and while bending over after lighting the stove he fell to the floor, dying without speaking a work, and with only Mrs. Powell and their little daughter in the house at the time, and who were unable to lift him from the floor in an endeavor to render aid.

W.S. Campbell, undertakers were called and prepared the body for burial, funeral services being conducted by Rev. Berry at the Church of Christ Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Interment being made in Spur cemetery immediately following.

Among relatives from a distance attending the funeral were his brother, O.B. Powell of Jacksboro and sisters, Mr. J.R. Echols of Lubbock and Mrs. J.P. Boles of Breckenridge; Mrs. Powell's sisters, Mrs. Dale Glenn and Mr. and Mrs. M.B. Bird of Granbury and brothers, George Joe and Claborne Archer of Granbury; also Jack Archer, a nephew, of Granbury; E.L. Meredith and wife C.A. Echols and wife, F. F. Freeland and family of Lubbock; Mrs. Emma Stallcup and Mrs. Lola Greenhaw of Hale Center, Lee Powell and son of Red Springs. A large number of friends from the town and surrounding country were also in attendance and the beautiful floral offerings somewhat attested the esteem in which deceased was held.

Surviving members of the family here are his wife and two children a daughter eight years of age and a son, Archer Lanier Powell, who is attending Tech College at Lubbock, and a brother, J.V. Powell, of the Dry Lake Community.

Walter L. Powell, with his family, came to Spur from Granbury in 1913 or 1914, serving two terms of superintendent of Spur Public Schools, resigning from the place to accept the nomination and election as County Judge and ex-officio County School Superintendent, retiring later from public official life to engage in farming and agricultural pursuits on his farm in the Dry Lake community. However, in retiring to farm life Judge Powell did not withdraw from public duties and service, ever remaining active in the promotion of educational, religious, political and community movements for the betterment and advancement of the people and the country.

Judge Walter L. Powell was a good, loyal, useful citizen, contributed much to the progress and advancement of community interests, and his sudden and unexpected death is not only a sorrow and shock to the family and friends, but a real loss to the country.

©The Texas Spur, December 6, 1929
from the records of Lillian Grace Nay

Mrs. Aurora A. Powell died at her home in the Dry Lake community Monday evening following a 12 day illness of flu and pneumonia.

Aurora Archer Powell was born January 11, 1877 near Granbury, Texas, where she was reared and educated, being a graduate of Granbury High School and also attending Granbury College.

She was a teacher in the public schools of the state for 15 years having begun her career of teaching at the age of sixteen.

She was united in marriage to the late Walter L. Powell, January 1, 1904 at Itasca, Texas. To this union two children were born, a son, Archer Lanier, and a daughter Elisabeth.

In 1911, she with her husband and baby came to Spur, where they resided several years during which time Mr. Powell was Supt. of Spur schools, later moving to Dickens where they lived four years during which time Mr. Powell served as County Judge. At the expiration of his term in office, they moved to their farm home in the Dry Lake community where she had resided since.

Mrs. Powell was a noble Christian woman and when left alone to fight the battles of life, she did not falter but had the fortitude to carry on in a courageous manner and with the assistance of her noble has made a success of her business of farming on a rather extensive scale.

At the age of ten she united with the Methodist Church and remained a consecrated member until the 1st Sunday in January 1930, when she with her two children joined the First Christian Church of Spur and at which place funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon, April 10 at 5 o'clock. Rev. E. L. Yeats, pastor of the Methodist Church officiated in a joint ceremony.

Burial was made in the Spur cemetery with Webber Williams as funeral directors.

Besides her two children, her mother, two sisters and three brothers survive.

Truly we know how to sympathize with the sorrowing loved ones and join a host of friends in extending condolence to Archie, Elisabeth and near relatives.

Out of town relatives attending the funeral were Joe C. Archer, Clayborn Archer, George R. Archer brothers of deceased, and D.C. Glenn and Mac Bird, brothers-in-law. Mrs. Bird had been with her sister since Tuesday, April 3, and will remain indefinitely with the children.

©The Texas Spur, April 12, 1934
from the records of Lillian Grace Nay

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