Powers, Phillip Kem

1952 - 1970  (18 years)

• Name	Powers, Phillip Kem
  Birth	1952  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	POWE.P001
  _FGRAVE	18364108
  Death	15 Sep 1970	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  	Cause: Suicide
  	Philip Kem Powers, 18, Clay City youth who was a student at Olney Central College, was found dead by his mother at the family home in Clay City. He is believed to have died from self inflicted wounds with a high powered rifle. A note was left which was discovered by his mother. The contents were not revealed. A coroner's inquest will be held at a later date by the Clay County Coroner. The young man graduated from Clay City Community high school in 1970 and was enrolled as a freshman at Olney Central college. Funeral rites will be held in the Clay City Chapel of the Easley Funeral Home with interment in Clay City Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home. He was a member of the First Baptist Church at Clay City. The deceased is survived by his mother, Mrs. Mae Powers of Clay City, a brother, Barton Powers of Effingham, and two sisters, Mrs. Darrel (Marlene Bullard of Effingham, and Mrs. Darrel (Melba) Britton of Clay City. His father preceded him in death. Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, Sep, 1970.
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Powers, P. Kem
  Person ID	I31293	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Powers, Aaron W.,   b. 1907, Missouri d. 26 Aug 1955 (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Reeves, Mae Christy,   b. 5 Jun 1915, Oklahoma d. 6 Jul 1991 (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2, 3, 4]
  Family ID	F11629	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - Cause: Suicide - 15 Sep 1970 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S9511] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Powers, P. Kem, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18364108), none. (Reliability: 2). [S7694] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Hall, Janet G., 55, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120566991/janet-g-hall), none. (Reliability: 2). [S7698] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Powers, Aaron W. and Mae C., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=1841&GScid=105163&GRid=18364102&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S633] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 04, page 2a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.asp), none. (Reliability: 2).