Andrew James Powell was born on Saturday, September 22, 1906 in Mahoning, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. His parents were Harry O. Powell (Monday, December 29, 1879 - Saturday, August 28, 1954) and Annie Estella Shumaker Powell (Sunday, March 14, 1886 - Saturday, January 16, 1965). His father was a coal miner. Andrew was the second of six children and the oldest son.
Andy married Bessie Charlotte Lineman in 1926 and assumed a pastorate where he served many years at the Jamestown (NY) Church of God. He and Bessie had three sons: Harold Grant, Donald Andrew, and James Gary Powell. He served several Church of God congregations as their pastor. His son, Harold Grant, became the pastor of the Jamestown Church of God when his father moved to a new congregation. Andy passed away on Thursday, Novmber 1, 1990 in Grayson, Hardin County, KY. He is interred at the Oakland Cemetery in Distant, Armstrong County, PA.
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