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Funeral services for Schurz native Gererd McKinley Powell, Sr., 43, will be held at the
Schurz Tribal Gymnasium at 1 p.m. Visitation precedes the service there. from 11 a.m.
until the service. Interment will be held at the Schurz Indian Cemetery.
Powell died Feb. 27, 1999 at his residence on the Walker Tribal Reservation in Schurz.
Born Feb. 12, 1956 in Schurz to Andrew and Pauline Benjamin Powell, he lived in Nixon for
20 years, coming from Schurz.
Survivors include wife Janice "Jano" of Nixon; son, Gerard McKinley, Jr., and
granddaughter, Ashley Nicole Berish, both of The Dalles, Ore.; mother, Paauline Powell and
brother, Wayne Powell, both of Schurz; brother Johnny Powell of Wadsworth; sisters,
Charlene Powell, Wana Bencoma, all of Schurz; and numerous neices, nephews, aunts and
uncles.
Arrangements are under the direction of Freitas Rupracht Funeral Home in Yerrington.