I'M A 58 YRS OLD WIDOW WHO IS A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER KINDERGARDEN -12TH GRADES. I TEACH AT OUR ZOO ABOUT ANIMALS AND HOW TO PRESERVER WILDLIFE TO THIS GENERATION & THE NEXT THROUGH EDUCATION, PRESERVATION AND RESEARCH. I WORK @ MEMPHIS IN MAY @ THE BARBECUE TASTING AND ARTS COMMITTEE HONORING TUNISIA THIS YEAR. I LIVE ON A LAKE & HORSES IN MY YARD THAT LOOKS LIKE HAWAII WITH THE FLOWERS. DANCING AND LAUGHING IS MY FAVORITE.
THE THIRD WEEK OF MY 52 PIECES OF ME IS ABOUT MY VALENTINE'S DAY THIS YR. 2009
THIS IS ELIZABETH ( MY DAUGHTER AND ( MY YOUNGEST GRANDSON) JERRON MAKING HEART SHAPED CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES AND DECORATING THEM FOR OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS . YUMMY THEY WERE DELICIOUS MELT IN YOUR MOUTH WARM DELIGHTS.
THE DAY BEFORE VALENTINE'S WAS A VERY SAD DAY FOR ME. I WENT TO THE RANCH AND WITHOUT TOMMY IT'S IN BLACK AND WHITE AND ALL THE TECHNICOLOR FOR ME LEFT WITH HIM . I WAS THINKING OF VALENTINE'S PAST AND ALL THE THINGS WE HAD DONE AND SHARED IN THE PAST. I CRIED MOST OF THE DAY.
I DECIDED TO DECORATE MY HOUSE AND HAVE THE BEST VALENTINE POSSIBLE ANYWAY. I MADE MY HOUSE PRETTY FOR ELIZABETH AND I WITH DECORATIONS, PRESENTS AND DECIDED TO PARTY LIKE A ROCK STAR LIKE TOMMY SHOWED ME HOW TO DO UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES IN YOUR LIFE. HE ALWAYS TOLD ME TO ALWAYS LOOK AT THE MOMENT YOU ARE IN. 10 PERCENT OF LIFE IS WHAT HAPPENS TO YOU AND THE OTHER 90 PERCENT IS HOW YOU REACT TO WHAT HAS HAPPEN TO YOU HE WOULD TELL ME.
I GOT MYSELF SOME TULIPS THINKING THAT IS WHAT TOMMY WOULD BE DOING FOR ME. I ALSO GOT ELIZABETH SOME TULIPS AND ELIZABETH GOT HER SISTER SOME TULIPS.
A DAY OR TWO BEFORE TOMMY DIED ELIZABETH AND HIM WERE PLANTING TULIPS BACK IN NOV. THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE A FLOWER GROWING CONTEST. WHILE ELIZABETH WAS PLANTING HERS OUT IN OUR FRONT YARD TOMMY DROVE BY IN HIS GOLF CART AND TOOK HER SHOVEL FROM HER AND LEFT. HE GOT HURT A FEW DAYS LATER AND WENT TO THE TRAUMA CENTER AT THE MED IN MEMPHIS. I THOUGHT OF THE TULIPS AND WAS GOING TO GO PLANT THEM FOR HIM WHILE HE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL. WHEN I WENT TO THE GOLF CART THERE WAS THE SHOVEL AND THE EMPTY BAG THAT THE TULIPS CAME IN. I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND ASK HIM WHERE DID YOU PUT YOUR TULIPS. HE COULDN'T TALK FOR ALL THE TUBES BUT HE WOULD ONLY SHRUG HIS SHOULDERS LIKE I DON'T KNOW ??EVERYDAY FOR 6 DAYS BEFORE HE DIED WE ALL KEPT ASKING WHERE ARE THE TULIPS. ALWAYS THE SAME SHRUG HIS SHOULDERS AND PUT BOTH THUMBS UP. AS WE ALL KNOW TOMMY DIED AND WENT TO HEAVEN. WE HAVE ALL TALKED ABOUT WONDER WHERE THOSE TULIPS ARE HE PLANTED.
VALENTINE MORNING I GOT UP DROVE TO HIS HOUSE OPENED MY CAR DOOR RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIS HOUSE IN THE DRIVEWAY AND THERE WERE THE TULIPS. THEY HAD SPROUTED AND THE BUTTERCUPS WERE BLOOMING.I JUMPED OUT OF THAT CAR AND SCREAMED TOMMY GAVE ME FLOWERS AND THEY BLOOMED ON VALENTIN'S DAY FROM HEAVEN.
HERE THEY ARE LOOK NEXT TO THE DIRT THE GREEN SPROUTS..
THESE ARE THE BUTTERCUPS
THESE ARE THE POTS THAT HAVE THE TULIPS IN THEM AND THE BUTTERCUPS ARE IN THE BACK NEAR THE TREE.
THAT STARTED MY VALENTINE'S DAY OFF WITH A BANG AND HERE ARE THE REST OF THE DAYS PICS ON THE SLIDESHOW. IF YOU WOULD LIKE A CAPTION RUN YOUR CURSER OVER THE BOTTOM OF EACH PIC OR GO TO MY PICS AND LOOK FOR VALENTINE 2009.
I HAD TOMMY'S FAMILY IN TOWN THIS WEEKEND WITH HIS NEW GRAND BABY SO THIS IS THE FIRST CHANCE I'VE HAD TO GET MY 52 PIECES OF ME - WEEK 2 UP ME ON THE BULLETIN.
THIS WEEK IS ABOUT MY NEW FURNITURE AND THE HELL I WENT THROUGH WORKING AT THE CASINO TO MAKE ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY THIS MOST COMFORTABLE AND BEAUTIFUL FURNITURE THAT I PLAN TO HAVE FOR A VERY LONG TIME. I WORKED 6 YRS AT THAT HELL HOLE TAKING GREAT AMOUNTS OF ABUSE FROM THE GUEST & MOST OF THE SUPERVISORS. ALL MY MONEY ALWAYS WENT TOWARD BILLS BUT WHEN I LEFT FOREVER THIS IS WHAT I DID WITH THE 401K MONEY I STARTED THE THIRD AND FINAL TIME I WENT BACK TO WORK FOR THEM. NOW I CAN SIT OR LAY ON IT EVERY NIGHT, EVERY WEEKEND AND MOST OF ALL EVERY FRIGGIN HOLIDAY SO CHRIS FIT THROWER FROM HELL KISS MY GRITS.
AS YOU CAN SEE I HAVE LOST A LOT OF WEIGHT. IT'S CALLED THE WIDOW DIET DON'T TRY IT BECAUSE IT SUCKS. ONE OF US IS GONE AND THERE IS ONE OF US LEFT TO CARRY ON EVEN IF I AM THE SHRINKING WOMAN. LOL THEY SAY THE LORD NEVER GIVES YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN HANDLE BUT THIS IS THE THIRD HUGE MOUNTAIN HE HAS GIVEN ME THIS TIME. BUT I HAVE A CLOUD TO SIT AND LAY ON TO HEAL FROM MY LOSS AS WELL AS THAT CRAZY CRAZY ABUSIVE JOB I HAD. I'M VERY HAPPY AND COMFORTABLE IN MY LOVELY HOME FURNISHED FROM RONNIE MY HUSBAND, TOMMY MY HONEY AND MY HARD WORKING SELF. MANY BLESSINGS AND MEMORIES ARE IN MY HOME.
THIS IS A SLIDESHOW WITH CAPTIONS OF MY LIVING ROOM FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES.
TODAY I GOT TO SEE HOLD AND FEED TOMMY'S FIRST LITTLE GRANDBABY BOY THAT WAS BORN ON TOMMY'S BIRHTDAY AFTER TOMMY'S DEATH IN NOV. THE BABY WAS BORN IN DEC JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
EVERYTIME WE WOULD GO OUT TOMMY WOULD BUY SOMETHING FOR THE BABY BEFORE HE WAS BORN IF HE SAW SOMETHING THAT HE WANTED HIM TO HAVE. HE BOUGHT HIM HIS FIRST OVERALLS, HIS FIRST CHRISTMAS STOCKING WHILE WE WERE OUT SHOPPING BEFORE THE BABY WAS BORN AND A LITTLE ONESIE THAT SAID I'M A RIDIN LITTLE DUDE. HIS NAME IS WILLIAM POWELL BOOKER. TOMMY'S LAST NAME WAS POWELL.
THE BABY NOT ONLY HAS TOMMY'S ( HIS GRANDFATHER'S ) NAME AND HIS B-DAY, BUT I THINK HE HAS HIS EYES AND HANDS. I HELD THE BABY FED HIM AND LET HIM SLEEP A LONG TIME IN MY ARMS THINKING HOW TOMMY WOULD LOVE TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LIVE TO SEE HIM. TOMMY SAID HE WAS GOING TO TEACH WILLIAM POWELL HOW TO SPIT AND MAKE HIM A REAL COWBOY JUST LIKE HIM OUT OF THAT LITTLE BABY. HE PLAN TO KEEP HIM IN THE SUMMER AT THE RANCH AND LET HIM RIDE GOLFCARTS AND HORSES. I THINK SOMEHOW AS THE CIRLCE OF LIFE GOES THE APPLE DOESN'T FALL FAR FROM THE TREE AND THIS BABY WILL BE FIRST A LITTLE BOY AND INTO A MAN JUST LIKE HIS GRANDFATHER WAS IN MANY WAYS. NOT JUST HIS EYES AND HANDS AND NAME OR B-DAY BUT IN MANY GREAT WAYS AND DO MANY GREAT THINGS IN HIS LIFE JUST LIKE HIS GRANDFATHER DID IN ALL OF HIS LIFE LIKE FIGHT FOR EQUAL RIGHTS FOR EVERYONE AND AWAYS HELPING THE NEEDY AND THE UNDER DOG ALWAYS TRYING TO HELP PEOPLE WHO WERE NOT AS FORTUNATE AS HE HAD BEEN IN HIS LIFE. ..
WILLIAM POWELL BOOKER.
LOOKING INTO THIS BABY'S EYES WAS JUST LIKE LOOKING INTO TOMMY'S EYES.
ONE OF MY FRIENDS CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA CALLED 52 PIECES OF ME. EVERY WEEK I PICK SOMETHING TO TAKE A PIC OF AND WRITE ABOUT IT. IT SOUNDS REALLY FUN AND I'M GOING TO DO THE SAME THING IN MY JOURNAL. AFTER 52 WEEKS I'M GOING TO LOOK BACK AND SEE WHAT WAS IMPORTANT FUN OR EXACTLY WHAT I HAD TO WRITE ABOUT EACH WEEK.
OK SO HERE WE GO 52 PIECES OF ME WEEK 1
OUR DAY WILL COME !! TODAY WAS THE DAY
THIS IS THE WOODED LOT NEXT DOOR TO MY HOUSE. THE TREE WE ARE SITTING ON FELL SOME TIME FROM THE ROOTS ( DON'T KNOW WHEN) . BEFORE TOMMY DIED HE FENCED IN MY YARD AND LOT AND GAVE ME TWO HORSES ANNIE AND HER BABY ALMOST A YR OLD WILDFIRE. HE TOLD ME I WOULD NOW ALWAYS HAVE MY ON RANCH NO MATTER WHATEVER HAPPENED. 2 WEEKS LATER HE WAS KILLED. I HAVE OWNED THIS LOT FOR 27 YRS AND I HAVE NEVER WALKED OVER INTO THE WOODS BECAUSE OF ALL THE UNDER BRUSH. AFTER WE PUT THE HORSES OVER HERE THEY ATE ALL THE UNDER BRUSH SO NOW YOU CAN SEE ALL THROUGH THE WOODS WHICH MAKES IT SO MUCH PRETTIER.
I'M SITTING WITH JERRON MY YOUNGEST GRANDSON. HE WAS NAMED AFTER MY HUSBAND ( RONNIE ) AND HIS BROTHER ( JERRETT ) WHO WAS KILLED IN A FAMILY AUTO ACCIDENT 9 YRS AGO. JERRON AS A LITTLE BABY WAS SO ATTACHED TO HIS MOTHER HE WOULDN'T EVER SPEND THE NIGHT WITH ME. HE CRIED AND WOULD THROW FITS UNTIL I WOULD TAKE HIM HOME. ON THE SAME DAY THAT I DECIDED TO WALK INTO MY LOT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 27 YRS IT WAS ALSO THE FIRST TIME JERRON ASK TO SPEND THE NIGHT WITH ME AND STAYED WITHOUT CRYING WHICH WAS THIS WEEKEND. I HAVE BEEN WAITING A LONG TIME. BUT I ALWAYS SAID ONE OF THESE DAYS JERRON WILL GET OLD ENOUGH AND HE WILL WANT TO STAY WITH HIS GRANNY PEARL ( ME ). SO THIS IS THE FIRST OF MY 52 PIECES.
WE TOOK ALOT OF PICS WHILE WE WERE IN THE LOT SO I'M GOING TO MAKE THIS SLIDESHOW TO GO ALONG WITH MY PIC. THE OLDER LITTLE BOY IN THE SLIDESHOW IS JERRON'S FRIEND AND ELIZABETH MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER. IT WAS HER FIRST TRIP OVER THERE TOO AND SHE IS ALMOST 26 YRS OLD
OH AND BY THE WAY
PUNXSUTAWNEY PHIL THE GROUNDHOG SAW HIS SHAWDOW TODAY SO WE WILL HAVE 6 MORE WEEKS OF WINTER STAY CLOSE TO THE FIREPLACE AND KEEP YOUR HAT COATS AND GLOVES HANDY
THE SLIDESHOW BELOW IS OF ELIZABETH'S ( MY DAUGHTER ) NEW SEWING MACHINE I GOT HER FOR CHRISTMAS AND HER FIRST PROJECT SHE MADE. SHE USED HER FATHER'S TIE WHICH IS NAVY BLUE AND RED STRIP AS THE STRAP FOR THE PURSE.
SHE MADE THE OUTSIDE OF HER PURSE NAVY SWADE WITH TWO END POCKETS ON THE OUTSIDE AT EACH END OF THE PURSE. SHE LINED THE PURSE WITH RED TO MATCH THE TIE WITH A POCKET ON THE INSIDE.
SHE USED A DECORATIVE BUTTON ON THE LARGE END OF THE TIE THAT SHE USED FOR THE HANDLE AND THE SAME KIND OF DECORATIVE BUTTON FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE OUTSIDE OF THE PURSE. IT ALSO HAS A SNAP FASTENER.
THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME SHE HAS EVER SEWN AND THE FIRST TIME TO EVER USE A SEWING MACHINE. I THINK IT'S AWESOME. SHE COMPLETED THE WHOLE THING IN 2 DAYS.
IF YOU DO WANT TO HEAR THIS VIDEO THAT GOES WITH THIS ENTRY JUST GO ALL THE WAY DOWN AND TURN OFF MY MUSIC PLAYER FIRST THAT AUTOMATICALLY COMES ON.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEED UP THE SLIDESHOW YOU MAY DO SO ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE SLIDESHOW
THESE ARE THE FIRST LONG STEM ROSES ELIZABETH EVER GOT AND HER DADDY WANTED TO MAKE SURE HE WAS THE MAN TO GIVE THEM TO HER.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR ALL YOUR KIND WORDS AND COMING OVER AND VISITING ME. IT HAS BEEN VERY VERY HARD THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS. I'VE DONE THE BEST I COULD TO MAKE THE MOST OF EVERYTHING I HAVE TRIED TO DO AND TO ENJOY BEING WITH MY FAMILY. IT'S GOING TO TAKE A VERY LONG TIME TO GET COMPLETLEY HEALED BUT I DO BELIEVE GOD HAS MANY GOOD BLESSINGS FOR ME IN THE NEXT YEAR AND YEARS AHEAD. THANK ALL OF YOU AGAIN.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT OUR NEXT PROJECT WILL BE BUT WE WILL SURELY SHOW YOU WHEN WE DECIDE.
I WOKE UP TODAY NOT FORGETTING AS USUAL AS I HAVE FOR THE PAST MONTH EACH MORNING THAT TOMMY HAD DIED BUT WONDERING WHAT IN THE WORLD ......... glitter-graphics.com
AM I GOING TO DO WITH THE REST OF MY LIFE ? I HAD REVOLVED MY WHOLE LIFE AROUND TOMMY. I QUIT MY JOB TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH HIM. EVERYTHING FOR ME REVOLVED AROUND HIM AND THE RANCH.
I'M VERY CONFIDENT AND KNOW MYSELF BUT EVEN SO HERE I AM AGAIN BLANK WITH NO DIRECTION............ FEELING LIKE TOM HANKS AT THE END OF THE MOVIE CASTAWAY AS IT ENDED WITH HIM AT THE 4 WAY STOP ASKING THE RED HEAD WHICH WAY WOULD EACH DIRECTION TAKE HIM TO.
I HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE GRIEVING PROCESS FOR THE PAST 9 YRS OVER MY HUSBAND AND MY 4 YR OLD GRANDSON. I KNOW THE GRIEVING PROCESS AND I HAVE NO QUESTIONS OR UNCERTAINTY ABOUT ANY OF THAT PROCESS BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT IT TAKES AND WHAT TO EXPECT TO OVER COME ALL THAT I FACE WITH THIS PROCESS IN THE MOMENTS , DAYS , WEEKS , MONTHS AND EVEN YEARS AHEAD .
I FOUND THIS ON A FRIENDS MYSPACE PAGE AND THOUGHT IT SURE FIT ME.
" NEVER WASTE YOU TIME AND ENERGY WISHING YOU WERE SOMEWHERE ELSE DOING SOMETHING ELSE. ACCEPT YOUR SITUATION AND REALIZE YOU ARE WHERE YOU ARE, DOING WHAT YOU ARE DOING, FOR A VERY SPECIFIC REASON. REALIZE THAT NOTHING IS BY CHANCE. THAT YOU HAVE CERTAIN LESSONS TO LEARN AND THAT THE SITUATION YOU ARE IN HAS BEEN GIVEN TO YOU TO ENABLE YOU TO LEARN THOSE LESSONS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, SO THAT YOU CAN MOVE ONWARD AND UPWARD ALONG THIS SPIRITUAL PATH. "
IT'S TIME FOR ME TO OPEN MY THRID EYE AND SEE WHAT IS THERE INSIDE OF ME WAITING TO FLOW UP, OUT AND FORWARD.
I HAVEN'T WRITTEN HERE SINCE THE DAY TOMMY TOOK A TURN FOR THE WORSE WHICH WAS NOV. 10TH. THEY WORKED ON HIM ALL NIGHT AND DID EVERYTHING HUMANLY POSSIBLE.
HE DIED WITH US ALL AROUND HIS BEDSIDE AT 8:35 AM. NOV. 11TH
NOT ONCE OR TWICE IN MY LIFE TIME BUT THIS IS THE THRID TRAGEDY OF THIS MAGNATUDE IN MY LIFE.
I HAD BUILT MY WHOLE LIFE AROUND TOMMY AND HE HAD DONE THE SAME FOR ME. I GRIEVED FOR THE LAST 9 YRS. OVER MY HUSBAND BUT WITH THE HELP OF TOMMY MY LIFE ONCE AGAIN HAD MEANING AND MY HEART LOVED ONCE AGAIN. THERE WAS SO MANY HAPPY WONDERFUL TIMES AT THE RANCH AND EVERY MOMENT WE WERE TOGETHER WAS SO HAPPY AND JOYOUS FOR US.
ALL THE TECHNICOLOR HAS GONE OUT OF MY LIFE ONCE AGAIN. I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THIS COULD HAPPEN IN MY LIFE AGAIN. I WAS IN THE FAMILY CAR ACCIDENT THAT TOOK MY HUSBAND AND 4 YR OLD GRANDSON. THE GRIEVING AND THE PAIN WAS ENDLESS IT SEEMED. WHEN TOMMY WAS HURT AT THE RANCH ON THE TRACTOR I WAS THE ONE WHO FOUND HIM.
IN OUR YRS TOGETHER TOMMY MADE MY LIFE COME ALIVE AGAIN. WE SPENT SO MANY HRS. AT THE RANCH AND EVERYDAY BEING TOGETHER. HE WAS SO GIVING SO OPEN SO FREE SPIRITED AND MY WHOLE LIFE WAS A HAPPY LIVING FAIRY TALE.
HE WAS DOING SOMETHING AT THE RANCH HE HAD DONE A MILLION TIMES AND IN A MOMENTS TIME HE WAS HURT. HE DID SO GOOD AND WAS GETTING SO MUCH BETTER FOR 6 DAYS IN THE MED TRAUMA CENTER AND THEN JUST LIKE THAT HE WAS GONE.
IT'S BEEN A MONTH NOW. I'VE BEEN IN THIS PAIN BEFORE BUT I JUST DON'T KNOW IF I CAN DO THIS AGAIN. I'M CURSHED AND I FEEL LIKE THE TRACTOR KILLED ME AS WELL AS HIM AND IN SO MANY WAYS IT DID.
THE GATES THAT STOOD OPEN FOR US WITH SUCH JOY STAND CLOSED IN SUCH SADNESS
THIS IS THE OBITUARY IN THE MEMPHIS COMMERCIAL APPEAL PAPER
Long time labor leader and 3 term Tennessee state legislator H. T. “Tommy” Powell, 79, of Memphis, TN, died Tuesday from injuries sustained in an accident at his beloved Te-To-Tam Ranch. He leaves behind his children Tony Powell (Nancy Olson) of Vicksburg, MS; Dr. Tammy Powell Booker (Ray) of Franklin, TN; and Terry Powell (Lee) of Madison, MS; and grandchildren Perry Powell and soon to be born William Powell Booker. The family is thankful for all the support from dear friends and guardian angel Judy McRay. Tommy was born in Huntersville, TN, near Jackson. He graduated from Jackson’s North Side High School in 1949 where he excelled in athle tics and was a founding member of their first football team. He won a football scholarship to Tennessee Tech University, then volunteered for the US Navy in 1951 where he served during the Korean War. After leaving the Navy, he joined Armour Meat Packing Co. in Memphis where he became a union representative and later President of the Memphis AFL-CIO Labor Council, a position he proudly held for 30 years. Tommy also served as first vice-president of the Tennessee Labor Council and chairman of the Tennessee State Election Commission. Tommy was active in the Civil Rights movement where his guidance and influence helped change attitudes, raise awareness, and improve workers’ lives. Most memorable of these accomplishments were Tommy’s instrumental roles in the successful resolution of the Memphis Sanitation workers’ strike in 1968 and the Memphis Fire and Police str ike in 1978. In retirement he turned his considerable passions to his family, ranching, raising horses, land development, University of Memphis football, and enjoying life to its fullest. Services will be held Friday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel at 6:00 pm, with visitation beginning at 5:00 pm (HYPERLINK "http://www. memphisfuneralhome. net"www. memphisfuneralhome. net5599 Poplar Avenue, (901) 725-0100); and Saturday at Ararat Baptist Church, 3608 Brownsville Hwy in Jackson, TN, at noon, with visitation beginning at 11:00 am. Interment will follow in Ararat Baptist Church Cemetery.
THIS IS A PIC I TOOK NOT TO LONG AGO DOWN ON RIVER SIDE DRIVE DOING WHAT WE LIKE THE MOST BEING TOGETHER.
POSTED IN THE JACKSON SUN
WHERE TOMMY WAS FROM AND IS BURIED.
Friends and family members said Huntersville native H. T. "Tommy" Powell will be remembered for loving others and for being a great football player.
Powell, 79, died Tuesday due to injuries he sustained in a tractor accident on his Memphis ranch Nov. 4, according to his daughter, Dr. Tammy Powell Booker, of Franklin.
Booker said her father died after spending a week in the trauma center at the Regional Medical Center in Memphis.
Visitation and funeral services will be held in two locations this weekend. Visitation will be held at 5 p.m. Friday in the Poplar Chapel of Memphis Funeral Home, 5599 Poplar Ave., in Memphis, and a funeral service will be held at 6 p.m. Friday in the Poplar Chapel.
Another visitation service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Ararat Baptist Church, 3608 Brownsville Highway, in Jackson. A funeral service will be held at noon in Jackson.
Booker said her father was a cheerful man who was larger than life. She said he will be greatly missed by those who knew him.
"He was a loving and devoted family man," said Booker in a telephone interview. "He was extremely generous."
Booker added, "His favorite hobbies were ranching, his horses and football."
Powell grew up in Huntersville and attended North Side High School, Booker said.
"He was a member of the first varsity football team the school ever had," she said.
Hugh Harvey Sr., 76, was also a member of that team, which was formed in 1947, and said he remembers how well Powell played.
"He was a fullback and a real good player," Harvey said. "In 1948, he was the sixth highest scoring football player in Tennessee, scoring 101 points."
Harvey added, "He was full of life and full of fun. I always liked him."
After graduating from North Side in 1949, Powell played for Tennessee Tech on a football scholarship. He joined the United States Navy in 1951.
"He had four years of active duty," Booker said.
The Powells moved to Memphis, where H. T. Powell began working as a union representative for Armor Packing Company.
"That job led to him becoming president of the AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organ8 Bizations) Labor Council in Memphis for 30 years," Booker said.
Booker said her father also served as representative for House Dist. 85, which includes part of Shelby County, for six years.
"He served during 1968 to 1974," Booker said.
Besides Booker and her husband Ray, H. T. Powell is survived by two sons, Tony and wife Nancy Olson Powell, of Vicksburg, Miss., and Terry and wife Lee Powell, of Madison, Miss.; and one granddaughter, Perry Powell.
THESE ARE THE TWO SONGS HE WANTED PLAYED AT HIS SERVICE AND THEY PLAYED A SLIDESHOW OF HIS LIFE TOO. IT WAS A PERFECT SERVICE AND A WONDERFUL TRIBUTE TO HIS LIFE AND TO ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS HE DID AND THE HUNDRED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AND ALL OF THEIR FAMILIES HE HELPED IN HIS LIFE.
GOD TOOK THE TECHNICOLOR OUT OF MY WOLRD ONCE AGAIN.
IN MY HEART AND MEMORY THIS WAS US EVERYDAY DANCING AND LOVING BEING TOGETHER
LIFE WITH HIM WAS THE HAPPIEST THING ON EARTH FOR ME. NOW HIM IN MY HEART KEEPS ME STILL LAUGHING. HE WAS THE HAPPIEST, MOST GENERIOUS, MOST LOVING, FUNNIEST MAN THAT EVER PUT ON A PAIR OF SHOES.
TOMMY MEMORIAL SIGHT
ALL OF THIS WAS DONATED FROM OUR NEIGHBORS WHERE WE LIVE AND DONATED HIS TIME HELPING EVERYONE FOR 50 YRS. THIS IS WHERE WE ALL GATHER FOR FISH FRIES AND PARTIES AT CORO LAKE. I WILL LOVE YOU ETERNALLY. YOU WILL LEAVE ME NEVER FOR YOU ARE IN MY HEART FOREVER
TOMMY MEMORIAL SIGHT
UNTIL THE 12TH OF NEVER I'LL STILL BE LOVING YOU
FIRST SPRING TULIP
TOMMY PLANTED TULIPS FOR ME THE DAY BEFORE HE DIED THIS IS THE FIRST TO BLOOM
MY NEW BLUE BIKE
SPRING HAS SPRUNG AND SO HAVE I. GOING TO HAVE BUNS OF STEAL AND LEGS TO DIE FOR
VALENTINE TULIPS
VALENTINE NEW FURNITURE. I LOVE IT IT IS THE MOST COMFORTABLE FURNITURE I HAVE EVER OWNED.
WARM FIRES AND HOT CHOCOLATE
DURING COLD WINTER DAYS AND NIGHTS
ANNIE AND WILDFIRE
OUR HORSES HANGING OUT IN THE WOODS WITH MY DAUGHTER, GRANDSON AND ME BESIDE OUR LAKE IN THE BACK YARD.
HANGING OUT IN MY WOOD
PLAYING IN MY WOODS WITH MY DAUGHTER AND GRANDSON AND HORSES
I'M 58 YRS OLD. I HAVE LIVED SEVERAL LIFESTYLES. I NOW LIVE A COUNTRY LIFE IN A CITY WITH ANIMALS. I'VE LIVED SINGLE, MARRIED, RAISED A FAMILY AND NOW A WIDOW ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO FOLLOW MY BLOG IS WELCOME. I AM TO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED AND LAUGHING AND HAVING FUN AND HELPING OTHERS AS WELL AS MYSELF IS MY GOAL. I LOVE ALL MY DAYS AND TREASURE ALL OF MY NIGHTS. I ONCE AGAIN HAVE LOST THE LOVE OF MY LIFE IN NOV. 2008 IN A TERRIBLE TRACTOR ACCIDENT. 9 YRS AGO I LOST MY HUSBAND AND 4 YR OLD GRANDSON IN A FAMILY ACCIDENT. I NOW FIND MYSELF GRIEVING ONCE AGAIN FOR THE LOVE OF MY LIFE SO GOD HAS GIVEN ME ANOTHER MOUNTAIN. I HAVE THE FAITH AND THE ABILITY TO KEEP THEM ALL IN MY HEART AND TO CARRY ON. I HAVE THE FAITH AND THE OUT LOOK OF " DEAR GOD WHAT'S NEXT " SO I'M LEARNING GROWING AND FOLLOWING YOUR PATH TO RECIEVE ALL THAT YOU HAVE IN STORE FOR ME AND MY LIFE. I AM BEGINNING TO SEEK MY DREAM JOB AS A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER. HERE IT IS NOW FALL OF 2009. I'M DATING ONCE AGAIN A VERY NICE MAN AND FLYING BY THE SEAT OF MY PANTS. THE WORLD IS A GREAT UNIVERSITY FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE. WE ARE ALWAYS IN GOD'S GREAT KINDERGARDEN WHERE EVERYTHING IS TRYING TO TEACH US IT'S LESSON.
I LIVE 15 MIN. FROM GRACELAND ALL MY LIFE. MY DECEASED HUSBAND AND I WERE CLOSE FRIENDS TO THE PRESLEY FAMILY AND GUYS AROUND ELVIS. THIS WAS CANDLELIGHT VIGIL 2008. I MISS MY HUSBAND AND ELVIS MORE THAN WORDS CAN EVER SAY.
GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN !
I'M IN THE WHITE SKIRT DANCING ON THE BAR @ COYOTE UGLYS A FEW WEEKS AGO. I LOVE TO DANCE AND HAVE EVER SINCE I CAN REMEMBER BEING ALIVE. I LVIE 15 MIN. FROM BEALE STREE TOO.
HAY BALES
THE FRIST SIGN OF FALL HAY COMING IN FOR THE WINTER FOR ALL THE HORSES
MY BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER
SUNSETS AND SUNFLOWERS IN OUR YARD
HAY FOR MY HORSE
I LOAD THE HAY UP IN MY TRUNK AND THEN I TAKE IT DOWN TO MY HORSES BY MY LAKE IN THIS WHEEL BARREL
MY POODLES
THEY ARE HANGING OUT IN THE WOODS WITH MY HORSES LOOKING AT ALL THE BIRDS IN OUR LAKE WITH MY DAUGHTER GRANDSON AND ME
WOOD
THIS IS WHAT I LOAD ALL MY WOOD IN WHEN I BRING IT INTO MY HOUSE FOR THE FIREPLACE AND WOOD BURNING STOVE
BALLET
MY DAUGHTER IS A BALLET DANCER AS WELL AS HIP HOP, MODERN, JAZZ AND AFRICAN. SHE KNOWS HOW TO ENTERTAIN WITH THE MAGIC OF MUSIC AND DANCE
EVEN WHEN YOU ARE TO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED
WHY DOES GOD KEEP TAKING MY LOVE AWAY
HI FROM GRACELAND YES THE KING AND I HAVE ALWAYS LIVED VERY CLOSE TO EACH OTHER
FRED THE GOAT AND TEX THE MARE IS GETTING POPCORN OUT OF OUR NEW CAN OF 3 WAY POPCORN WHICH I LOVE TO EAT WHILE SITTING BY THE FIRE OR HANGING OUT SIDE WATCHING ALL THE ANIMALS COME BY FOR A BITE.
TEX WANTS POPCORN
ON A FALL AFTERNOON WE ARE ALL HAVING SNACKS.
UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL
TEX IS WANTING SOME POP CORN OUT OF OUR CAN.
GEESE LANDING
TAKEN ON OUR SUNSET RIDE FROM OUR PONTOON BOAT. THE GEESE ARE FLYING FROM MY BACK YARD INTO THE WATER AS WE DRIFT UP TO LAND BEHIND MY HOUSE
SUNSET ON OUR LAKE
TAKEN ON OUR SUNSET RIDES FROM OUR PONTOON BOAT ON OUR LAKE BEHIND MY HOUSE
TAKING A RIDE ON OUR LAKE
SMOKEY AND BANDIT LOVE TO RIDE ON OUR SUNSET PONTOON RIDES WITH US ON OUR LAKE
DAUGHTER AND PRISSY
YOU AND YOUR PUSSY CAT LIPS WHOO..O, WHOO..O
ANNIE AND WILD FIRE
THIS IS AT THE RANCH BUT THEY NOW LIVE AT MY HOUSE. THE RANCH IS 5 MIN. FROM MY HOME.
MY MARE AND HER COLT
THE COLT IS ONLY A DAY OLD AT THE RANCH
PRISSY MY CAT
ENJOYING A FALL AFTERNOON ON MY PADIO
ROOSTERS,TURKEY, RABBITS HENS AND GINNIES
LIFE AT THE RANCH IS ALWAYS ACTIVE
PEACOCK AND GINNIE
THEY COURT EACH OTHER AT THE RANCH. I BOUGHT A FEMALE PEACOCK BUT THEY NEVER BONDED LIKE THESE TWO HAVE.
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