Virginia Powell Smith shared this photo with me with no names. I pleaded with her to name all in the photo and she called in the help of Willis "Skinny" Powell, her first cousin. Skinny is the son of 'Lige Jr. Powell and Virginia is the daughter of Elmo Powell, JR's brother. Through their combined effort we have the following identities for the group. I am guessing that the year was 1943, but it could be late in 1942.
Starting down in front sitting:
Willard E. Powell (1922-1991), John Wesley Powell 1877-1956), Avis Horton Powell (November 30, 1930), Donald Ray England (August 11, 1934), Fred James (Dub) Taylor (February 19, 1933), Richard Powell (1934-1984), Willis Edgar (Skinny) Powell (August 19, 1934), Sally (Wiss) Powell England (1914-2003), in front of Wiss Powell is Leroy Taylor (December 14, 1929) and in front of him Tommy Darrell England (1939-2014), then Emma Ruth Shofner (granddaughter of Levina Sandlin Shofner, Aunt Vine), Emma is the blond girl in white blouse, Geraldine Anderson Russell (Jan. 1927-June 2010) is sitting holding Dorothy Imogene Powell Glasco (born 1939, she lives in Shafler, CA and has 6 children)
Standing L to R
Roy Taylor (no hat), behind Roy is Tom England (black hat), 'Lige Powell (1982-1954, he has hat and white shirt), Stella Jackie Payne Powell holding her baby Linda Faye Powell Unruh, Elsie Powell Taylor, Behind Elsie and Jackie in white hat is Elmo Powell (1917-2004, Virginia Powell's Dad), coming back down is Ida Belle Sandlin Powell (1887-1983, she has hands folded in front of her and a button dress) behind Ida Belle is Quinton Powell (only part of face visible), by Quinton is 'Lige Powell Jr (wearing white hat. He is Willis "Skinny" Powell's Dad.), Arbie Powell Anderson is between Ida Belle and 'Lige Jr. Powell, next to Ida Belle is Levina Sandlin Shofner (sister to Jim Sandlin making her Ida Belle's Aunt Vine, she has on a white dress), Jim Sandlin (Ida Belle's Dad in black hat and suspenders), behind and between Aunt Vine and Jim Sandlin is Roland Boyette and Lyda Morgan Powell (wife of Lige Jr.), holding baby in back row is Jack Powell, the baby is Wanda Lou Powell Wheat (b 1941), lady in white dress and white hat is Lilly Sandlin Moore, sister of Jim Sandlin, behind Lilly is Ernest Shofner (son of Levina Sandline Shofner), behind Ernest is Homer Powell (1913-1983), next to Ernest in black and white dress is Essie Barnes Powell (wife of Homer), on the end is Eva Jo Powell Dougan (1927).
I do not think Virgina and Skinny Powell gave the identies of the four girls sitting in front--girl with doll and three girls to her left?.
Virginia Lee Powell is Johnny on the Spot. I emailed her abut the four girls and got this reply--
4 girls in front l-r... Me (Virginia Lee Powell b. 1938) with my head hid behind Bonnie Anderson 1939-2013 (Arbie),^^^^^^ Taller blond is Nathalie Powell , (1936-1959) Belongs to (Homer)^^^^^^In dark dress holding a doll is Helen Ruth Powell, b. 1933 to Lige Powell.
Nathalie Powell died at such a young age that I had to ask Virginia what happened. She was having a little surgery after the birth of her second child. Here is Virginia's reply--She had just had her 2nd child and afterwards had to have some kind of surgery and as the nurses were getting her up, a blood clot went to her heart and killed her.
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