The celebration of life for Clifford “Gene” Powell will be 11:30AM Saturday, March 31, 2018 in the Simpson’s Old Time Museum under the direction of Henninger-Hinson Funeral home. Gene is available for viewing all week from 8AM-8PM and there will be a family visitation Friday evening from 4PM-7PM in the Henninger-Hinson Chapel.
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Gene was born June 13, 1933 in Enid to Clifford Clayton and Dorothy Jean (Glaser) Powell and died March 26, 2018. He attended local Enid schools and graduated from Billings High School with the class of 1952.
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On November 29, 1957 he married Joyce Long in Miami, Oklahoma. The couple lived in Enid until moving to the farm in rural Perry in 1972. In April 1958, Gene went to work with Sears as an auto mechanic, where he remained until his retirement in 1995. He was a farmer his entire life and raised cattle. He was very mechanically inclined and kept up his technical abilities through the years. In his retirement, he enjoyed his antique tractors, big and small, family and traveling He was a member of Bible Baptist Church since the early 1960’s. He was a member of the Noble County Antique Tractor Club, the Central Oklahoma Tractor Club, and the National Massey-Harris Tractor Club. He and Joyce loved to travel to antique tractor shows all over the country and Europe.
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He is survived by his wife, Joyce of the home; son, Clifford Gene “Butch” Powell JR. of Crescent, OK. and daughter Samantha Glaser and husband, Randy of Enid. 5 granddaughters and 7 great-grandchildren, numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and long-time friends.
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He was preceded in death by his parents.
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In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to OMRF (Alzheimer’s Division).
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Condolences may be made to the family online at www.enidwecare.com
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