Individual Details

Death

Caesar Community — Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, August 17, 2011, at 10 a.m. at Union Baptist Church for Douglas E. Powell, 63, of Ceasar Community, who passed away Sunday, August 14, 2011 in Biloxi, Miss. Visitation will be Tuesday, August 16, 2011 from 6-9 p.m. at Union Baptist Church. Burial will be in Union Baptist Cemetery under the direction of McDonald Funeral Home. The Rev. G.A. McCoy and the Rev. Buddy Sheriff will officiate at the service. A native of Ceasar Community, he was a self-employed heavy equipment operator and a member of Union Baptist Church. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and brother. He was well known in the community and loved by many. His friends at the Donut Hole knew him as Mr. Crab. His family takes great comfort in knowing that he is re-united in heaven with his wife Diane. He was preceded in death by: his parents, Roddie Powell and Della Gay Furr Powell; and his wife of 24 years, Diane Watkins Powell. Survivors include: his children: Tammy Cutrer and husband, Braque, Sherry Messa and husband, Chad, and Trenton Powell and wife Angelia; his grandchildren: Amber Cutrer, Blake Cutrer, Sky Messa, River Messa, Tristan Powell, Anna Powell and Roddie Powell; his brother, Don Powell and wife Charlene; and his sister, Bettye Glydewell and husband, Jimmie. Obituary, register book, and driving directions can be found on the internet page, www.mcdonaldfh.com.