Victor M. Powell was born Nov. 25, 1919, at Fargo, N.D., to
the Rev. George W. and Florence (Cook) Powell. He married
Marion Clark of Plymouth, Mass., in 1947. She survives.
Other survivors include: daughters, Carol (Louis) Lombardi
of Libertyville, Ill., and Karen (Michael) McCarthy of Twin Falls,
Idaho; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Sister Muriel Mortenson is deceased.
He is a 1941 graduate of the University of Minnesota,
received his master's and Ph.D degrees from the University of
Missouri. During World War II, he served four years in the
Army Air Force in New Guinea and the Philippines and achieved
the rank of master sergeant. He taught for a year at Dartmouth
College and came to Wabash College in 1947 as assistant
professor of speech and debate coach. He served Wabash
as a department chairman, secretary tot he faculty, academic
dean, executive vice president and acting president, retiring in
1989. In 1981, he received the honorary degree of Doctor of
Humane Letters from Wabash. He also received the McLain
McTurnam Award for Excellence in Teaching. He was named an
honorary Wabash man, class of 1955. The class of 1954 honored
him by naming a classroom in Goodrich Hall in his honor.
In the Crawfordsville community, Powell served on the school
board nominating committee. He was president of the Parks and
Recreation Board, City Council member and Board of Police
Commissioner member. He also served on the board of the
Christian Nursing Service, Family Crisis Shelter and Adult
Day Services. In 1991 he received the Rotary Club's Paul
Harris Fellowship award for his years of community service. He
volunteered for Meals on Wheels, FISH Clothing Closet and
Food Pantry, Wesley Thrift Shop and delivered books to shutins
for the Crawfordsville District Public Library.

A memorial service will be conducted in the Wabash College
Chapel at 2:00pm Sunday October 16th. A reception will follow the service at Detcheon Hall. Hunt & Son Funeral Home is handling
the arrangements. Memorials may be made to the Victor and
Marion Powell Scholarship Fund at Wabash College.