Bobby Lee Powell, 69, of Silsbee, died Monday, November 23, 2015, at Christus Hospital St. Elizabeth, Beaumont. He was born on May 27, 1946, in Port Arthur, to Sally Marie Jiminez Powell and James Madison Powell, and had been a resident of Silsbee for thirty-seven years. Bobby was a United States Marine Corps veteran having served in Vietnam, and was an insurance agent.
He is survived by his wife, Carol Powell of Silsbee; daughters, Patricia Smith and her husband, Robert; Talisa Parsons and her husband, Mark; and Sally Stanley and her husband, Dugan, all of Silsbee; Mae Odom and her husband, David, of Kountze; and Linda Vashaw and her husband, Jon, of Gilbert, Arizona; sixteen grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and brothers, Jimmy Fontenot of Crowley, Louisiana; Carl Hudman of Lumberton; and Lester Veillon of Beaumont. Bobby is preceded in death by his parents; son, Gary Powell; and sisters, Mary Fontenot and Landy Earhardt.
His graveside service will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, November 27, 2015, at Glenwood Cemetery, Groveton, under the direction of Broussard's, Silsbee. A memorial service for Mr. Powell will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, November 28, 2015, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 8622 FM 418, Silsbee.