William R. “Ron” Powell
ST. IGNATIUS — William R. “Ron” Powell, 79, passed away in Missoula on May 11, 2012. One of nine children, he was born Dec. 16, 1932 in Georgia to Roland Quinton and Naomi Alice (Burkett) Powell. He was raised on a farm and attended school in Telfair Co., Georgia. Ron joined the Army for three years where he trained in heavy artillery and received an honorable discharge. He returned to Georgia and became employed by his brother Gene Powell in the house painting business.
Following this, Ron was a mechanic for many years in Jacksonville, Fla. It was here that he met and later married Jerry Cordier in July of 1967. Together they have a daughter Tracy who was born in 1969. They then moved to Montana in 1972 were he has been a resident of the Mission Valley for the past 40 years.
Ron loved to hunt and fish in both Georgia and Montana but always felt Montana was more like Heaven with its elk and deer. He was a great dad to Tracy and worked at Brown’s Texaco in Ravalli, Cenex and Doug Allards General Store in St. Ignatius.
His nephew Jim Cordier and Ann Fyant were his hunting buddies. A good Christian, he had a love of people and just three years ago moved to Polson to be closer to Tracy and her family. He later divorced Jerry but they remained friends.
Ron was preceded in death by many of his family including his parents; brother Gene; sister Louise; as well as a granddaughter Chloe Cutfinger.
He leaves behind two daughters Rhonda Albert and grandsons David and Zachary of Jacksonville, Fla., and Tracy Powell of Polson and her family, husband Rudy Cutfinger, Paige, Brittany and Carter also of Polson, Jessica Amoritte of St. Ignatius and Ruben (Angela) and Ruben’s daughter Evah of Missoula; a brother Roy of Georgia; as well as many good friends including Jerry Powell and Ann Fyant and many nieces and nephews.
A special thanks to the Partners of Home Health in Missoula along with Lisa, Deb, Pam and Tammy as well as Ruben and Angela for being there to help in Dad’s final weeks. Services have been held.
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