Graveside services for Joe Howard Powell of Brookhaven are 11a.m., Monday, June 30, at Wintergreen Cemetery in Port Gibson.

Visitation is Sunday, June 29 from 4-6 p.m., at Glenwood FuneralHome in Port Gibson.

Mr. Powell, 58, died June 27, 2003 at his residence inBrookhaven. He was born in Lone Oak, Texas, to Denton and HazelPowell.

He moved to Port Gibson in 1977, where he and his wife owned andoperated Helping Hands Janitorial Services. He was youth pastor ofJoel’s Place, an outreach ministry of New Christian FellowshipChurch. His greatest joy was working with young people. He and hiswife moved to Brookhaven in 2001 where they became a part ofAbundant Grace Ministries.

Preceding him in death were his parents and one niece.

Survivors are his wife, Lois “Jerri” Powell of Brookhaven; hisson, Joe Brent Powell of Covington, Ga.; his daughters, Tammi P.Daigle of Barlow, and Holley P. Rilko of Hattiesburg; his brother,James Denton Powell of Terrell, Texas; and three grandchildren,three nieces and four nephews.

Memorials may be made to Abundant Grace Ministries, P.O. Box1276, Brookhaven, MS 39602.