Tom Powell

Mr. Thomas “Tom” Powell, age 71, of Cape Coral, Fla., and formerly of South Fulton, passed away Monday, July 24, 2023 at his residence.
He was born on March 24, 1952, in Fulton to the late Walton Flynn Powell and Sara Mae Evans Powell.
Tom was a member of Fulton First Baptist Church, where he was active in numerous events. He retired after 38 years from the former Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company in Union City as a tire builder. Tom was also a former manager at Pizza Hut and Dominos in Fulton, he was an avid fisherman and was an avid New England Patriots fan. Tom also coached softball and baseball for TCY.
He is survived by his wife, Debbie McGuire Powell, whom he married July 9, 1978, in Fulton; his children, John Michael (Carrie) Roach of Paducah, Ky., Patrick Brandon (Kara) Powell of Cape Coral, Brandy Nicole Whitehead of Ankeny, Iowa., and Brittany René (Jeff) Pereira of Deland, Fla.; his grandchildren, Alex Roach, Sebastian Roach, Gretchen Roach, Jillian Roach, Brinkley Roach, Tristen Powell, Vayda Powell, Spencer Whitehead, Silas Whitehead, Blaire Whitehead and Rosalina Emma Pereira; three great-grandchildren, Claire Roach, Kairi Roach and Violet Mae Powell; three brothers, Walter William Powell of Louisville, Ky., John Charles Powell of Paducah and Robert “Bobby” Flynn Powell of Ormond Beach, Fla.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, James “Jimmy” Richard Powell.
Funeral services were 2 p.m. Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Fulton First Baptist Church with burial following in Greenlea Cemetery.
Visitation was at the Hornbeak Funeral Home from 5-8 p.m. Friday. Mr. Powell lay in state at Fulton First Baptist Church from 11 a.m. Saturday until the hour of service.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Online tributes may be left at www.hornbeakfuneralchapel.com.

Published in The Messenger 8.2.23