Dr. Jack Hanson Powell

Dr. Jack Hanson Powell, Jr. Dr. Jack Hanson Powell, Jr., 84 of Newnan Georgia, died Sunday, April, 20th, 2008 at Newnan Hospital. He was born September 14th, 1923, in Newnan. Upon graduating from Newnan High School, he attended Emory University and graduated with a BS degree. He continued his education at University of Maryland Medical School earning his medical degree. He returned to Emory University to begin his surgical residency. He continued his training at Ft. Benning during the Korean War and completed his training at the University of Tennesee in Memphis. He returned to Newnan with his wife and two sons, Jack and Joe and began his practice. He was the first board certified general surgeon in Newnan and instigated modern anesthesia and surgical practices in Newnan Hospital. During his career, he learned and pioneered many new surgical techniques to care for his patients including the first vascular and orthopedic procedures offered in Newnan. He practiced medicine in Newnan for over 45 years and he was one of four founding members of the Papp Clinic, serving as president of the clinic for many years. He set a high standard for surgical care in Newnan and Coweta County and drew paitents from surrounding communities as well. He also served as president of the Georgia Surgical Society. He was active in his community by serving on the board of the Citizens and Southern Bank and on the board of Newnan Federal Savings and Loan and later, Newnan Savings Bank. He was a long standing member of the First United Methodist Church. Surviving family members include his sister, Zoe Powell Davis, his son and daughter in law, Dr. Jack H. Powell, III, and Page Nichols Powell; a son and daughter in law, Joseph Peniston Powell and Catherine Jackson Powell; a daughter and son in law, Valentine Powell Cranford and Dr. Clifford Andrew Cranford Jr.; a daughter and son in law, Ruth Powell Seitz and Marcus Cromer Seitz; a son and daughter in law, Dr. Frank Stanton Powell and Allyson Bartee Powell. He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret “Skees” Peniston Powell and a granddaughter, Rosemary Stanton Powell. Other surviving grand children are Margaret Powell Brennan, Frances Stanton Powell, Elisa Hardaway Powell, Melissa Christine Powell, Isora Burch Powell, Margaret Valentine Cranford, Emily Stanton Cranford, Clifford Andrew Cranford, III, Jack Powell Cranford, Henry Hardaway Seitz, Frank Powell Seitz, Elisa Lydia Powell, Ruth Hardaway Powell, Zophia Peniston Powell, and Frances Burch Powell. Dr. Powell’s family wishes to express appreciation to his special caregivers, Martha Nell Zachery, Jackie Tennie, Jackie Newsome, Brenda Pope, Pearl McCrarey, Jean McKeever, and the late Nancy Simmons. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of McKoon Funeral Home at 38 Jackson Street in Newnan. The Powell family will be receiving visitors at the funeral home 6- 8pm, Tuesday, April 22. The funeral service will be held 11:00am, April 23, graveside at Oak Hill Cemetery. The family respectively requests that no flowers be sent and contributions be made to the Jack H. Powell, Jr. Scholarship Fund, Hampden-Sydney College, Office of Institutional Advancement, P.O. Box 637, Hamden-Sydney, VA 23943 or to Angel’s House, P.O. Box 657, Newnan, GA 30264. Online condolences may be expressed at www.mckoon.com.

Dr. Jack Hanson Powell

September 14, 1923 - April 20, 2008