She was born in a small red brick farm home in Holladay to Abigail and Henry S. Florence, the seventh of ten children.
She married James T. Cobb in 1946 and they had four children: James Jr. (Jim), Christine, Julie, and Amy. The marriage ended in 1973. After living alone for five years, Anne married Dale Linden Powell, a friend from childhood, in 1978. Later sealed in the S.L. Temple. Dale's three children, David, Lori, and Gary, became part of our family.
Mom and Dale had twenty wonderful years together serving family, neighbors, and the LDS Church, including many years in the German Name Extraction Program.
Survived by children, Chris Merrick (Randy), Julie Crane (Corey), Amy Thompson (Dale). Step-children (Cyndi Powell), Lori Dahlquist (Kris), and Gary Powell (Elizabeth); thirty-seven grandchildren, sixty-four great-grandchildren, seven great-great-grandchildren, brother, Giles Florence; and sisters, Maxine Gonzales and Penny Tolman. Preceded in death by husband, Dale; son, Jim; and step-son, David Powell.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at 12:30 p.m. in the Olympus Eighth Ward Chapel, 4500 South and 2700 East, with a viewing one hour before.
Interment: Holladay Memorial Park.
Published in the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News on May 29, 2016.∼Anne Florence Powell, 89, of Idaho Falls and formerly of Holladay, Utah, passed away Monday, May 23, 2016, at the home of her daughter, Amy Thompson.
Arrangements are pending at Coltrin Mortuary, 2100 First St., Idaho Falls, Idaho
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.coltrinmortuary.com
She was born in a small red brick farm home in Holladay to Abigail and Henry S. Florence, the seventh of ten children.
She married James T. Cobb in 1946 and they had four children: James Jr. (Jim), Christine, Julie, and Amy. The marriage ended in 1973. After living alone for five years, Anne married Dale Linden Powell, a friend from childhood, in 1978. Later sealed in the S.L. Temple. Dale's three children, David, Lori, and Gary, became part of our family.
Mom and Dale had twenty wonderful years together serving family, neighbors, and the LDS Church, including many years in the German Name Extraction Program.
Survived by children, Chris Merrick (Randy), Julie Crane (Corey), Amy Thompson (Dale). Step-children (Cyndi Powell), Lori Dahlquist (Kris), and Gary Powell (Elizabeth); thirty-seven grandchildren, sixty-four great-grandchildren, seven great-great-grandchildren, brother, Giles Florence; and sisters, Maxine Gonzales and Penny Tolman. Preceded in death by husband, Dale; son, Jim; and step-son, David Powell.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at 12:30 p.m. in the Olympus Eighth Ward Chapel, 4500 South and 2700 East, with a viewing one hour before.
Interment: Holladay Memorial Park.
Published in the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News on May 29, 2016.∼Anne Florence Powell, 89, of Idaho Falls and formerly of Holladay, Utah, passed away Monday, May 23, 2016, at the home of her daughter, Amy Thompson.
Arrangements are pending at Coltrin Mortuary, 2100 First St., Idaho Falls, Idaho
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.coltrinmortuary.com
Family Members
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Vivian Florence
1917–1928
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Margaret Florence Perri
1919–2015
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Betty Dora Florence Cardwell
1920–2011
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Henry Samuel Florence Jr
1922–2013
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Giles Hintze Florence
1923–2017
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Calvin K Florence
1925–1991
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Beverly Florence Pollei
1929–2015
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Maxine Florence Gonzales
1931–2017
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LaRue Florence
1932–1932
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Bobby Florence
1934–1934
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