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Ralph Williford Powell

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Birth	:	8 Aug 1908 Hanford, Kings County, California, USA
Death	:	4 Feb 1987 Hanford, Kings County, California, USA
Burial	:	Grangeville Cemetery, Armona, Kings County, USA
Coordinate	:	36.3216518, -119.7090690
Plot	:	Sec: M Blk: 5 Lot: 8 Lot: 4
Description	:	Veteran of WWII Kings County War Album, pg. 174. Ralph Powell, Hanford photographer, went into the service in February of 1942. He trained at Fort MacArthur and at Wichita Falls, Texas. He went into the air corps and was in Puerto Rico for six weeks and Antigua for nine months flying missions on anti-submarine patrol as a gunner on a Flying Fortress. Later he became a combat correspondent for Yank, Caribbean edition, and for Aeronaut. Powell took some outstanding photographs which were seen in magazines by GI's all over the world. He also flew 21 missions on anti-sub patrol, earning four Oak... Read More	Veteran of WWII Kings County War Album, pg. 174. Ralph Powell, Hanford photographer, went into the service in February of 1942. He trained at Fort MacArthur and at Wichita Falls, Texas. He went into the air corps and was in Puerto Rico for six weeks and Antigua for nine months flying missions on anti-submarine patrol as a gunner on a Flying Fortress. Later he became a combat correspondent for Yank, Caribbean edition, and for Aeronaut. Powell took some outstanding photographs which were seen in magazines by GI's all over the world. He also flew 21 missions on anti-sub patrol, earning four Oak Leaf clusters. He is the son of the Louis M. Powells. His wife is Jeanette Powell, who was also in the service. Powell, Kings County photographer, dies By Ruth Gomes, Hanford Sentinel, Feb.5, 1987. Ralph Willford Powell, who had chronicled on film and artist's canvas the people, scenes and events in Kings County and elsewhere for more than four decades, died at the age of 78. Like his father before him, Powell made his livelihood as a photographer, continuing Powell's Studio as his own business until a few months ago when failing health prompted him to sell the firm. In addition to his skills behind the camera lens, Powell was a painter of considerable talent and among some of the best works are scenes that he knew and loved - in his own home town. Ralph didn't intend to be a photographer at all. He wanted to be an artist and to that end had attended the College of Fine Arts in Oakland from 1932 to 1935. As he reminisced in a Sentinel interview recently, he returned to Hanford and photography after he failed to get a job he applied for with Disney Studios. Philosophical about the turn of events, he said that the pay would have been great but the work would have been "monotonous, production-type work." In photography, portraiture was his favorite subject matter, and he approached it with the same perception he used with brush and canvas. Born in Hanford, Powell was a lifelong resident of the community except for his college years and during World War II when he served in the Army Air Corps. His parents were the late Louis M. and Mary F. Powell. The elder Powell in 1898 established the family business which, during the early years, included all types of art supplies, wallpaper and paints as well as the photo studio which gained both him and Ralph enduring reputations as fine photographers. Ralph attended local schools, graduating from Hanford High. He was a member of the Hanford Rotary Club, Kings County Cultural Arts Council, Kings County Symphony and Hanford Chamber of Commerce and served on the board of Kings County Art League, of which he was a charter member. He was survived by a sister, Ruth Verboon of Hanford. Ralph was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Hanford and his father was received in the Hanford Methodist Church on March 10, 1895. Ralph was married to the former Jeanette Griswold.

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Where is Ralph Williford Powell's memorial?
Ralph Williford Powell's memorial is located at: Grangeville Cemetery, Armona, Kings County, USA.
When did Ralph Williford Powell death?
Ralph Williford Powell death on 4 Feb 1987 in Hanford, Kings County, California, USA
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Latitude: 36.3216518
Longitude: -119.7090690

Family Members:

Parent

Lewis Milton Powell

(1871 - 1960)

Mary Frances Williford Powell

(1872 - 1961)

Spouse

Jeanette Griswold Powell

(1912 - 2004)

Siblings

Ruth Ione Powell Verboon

(1915 - 2011)

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