Edward Underhill Powell

POWELL, EDWARD UNDERHILL (ED) - age 91 of Knoxville passed away Thursday October 30, 2008. Ed was born August 25, 1917 in Amityville, New York. He received a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and his Masters degree from the University of Pittsburgh. He moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to work for Westinghouse Electric Corporation where he was involved in the nuclear power program from the late 1940's until his retirement. He was Project Manager for construction of the nuclear power plant in Rochester, NY, and was chosen to present a paper about the project's success to an international conference in Czechoslovakia. Ed married Marjorie Wright of Amityville, New York, on October 28, 1944. In 1976 they moved to Knoxville where he worked on the Westinghouse Breeder Reactor project in Oak Ridge. He was a member of Concord United Methodist Church. Ed was a member of the Farragut Ruritan Club and was named a Tom Downing Fellow, by the Ruritan National Foundation for his leadership in the Ruritan scholarship program. He was preceded in death by his wife Marjorie in 2006. Ed is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Thomas and Debra Powell of Crystal Lake, Illinois and daughter, Barbara Powell of Fairbanks, Alaska; three grandchildren, Wade Powell, Lori Noble, and Jennifer Powell; five great-grandchildren, Sebastian, Madison, Nathan, Katelin, and Allison. Services will be held on Saturday, November 1 at 4:00 p.m. in the small chapel at the Concord Methodist Church in Farragut with Rev. Catherine Nance officiating. Family and friends will gather at 1 p.m. Tuesday November 4, 2008 at the Amityville Cemetery in Amityville, New York for graveside services. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Ruritan Scholarship Fund. Click Funeral Home Farragut Chapel, 11915 Kingston Pike is serving the Powell family. www.clickfuneralhome.com