Walter Lee 'Monk' Powers

1909 - 1981  (71 years)

• Name	Walter Lee 'Monk' Powers  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	7 Nov 1909	Woodlawn, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Military Draft Registration	1940	Woodlawn, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [5]
  	Draft Registration - WWII
  Military Service	6 Apr 1942
  	US Army - WWII
  Census	1950	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Nancy
  Death	7 Jun 1981	Vanderbilt University Hospital, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [2, 4, 7]
  Burial	Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [2, 4]
  		Greenwood Cemetery Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee Find a Grave: #12654
  Person ID	I607	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Arthur Ollie Powers,   b. 2 Mar 1879, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA d. 27 Mar 1946, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Vivian Clare Stappe,   b. 28 May 1885, Tennessee, USA d. 12 Jan 1962 (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F1164	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Monnie Kate Thomas,   b. 7 Apr 1924, Kentucky, USA d. 7 Jan 2020, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	Aft 1977
  Marriage End	Jun 1981  [4]
  	Death of Walter Powers
  Family ID	F155	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Nancy Katherine Bourne,   b. 24 Nov 1909, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA d. 15 Feb 1977, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	14 Sep 1946	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [8]
  Family ID	F156	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Nov 1909 - Woodlawn, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1940 - Woodlawn, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 14 Sep 1946 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Nancy - 1950 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Burial - - Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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