She was a graduate of Harrisonburg High School and a member of the Asbury United Methodist Church, where she played piano for her Sunday school class for many years. She loved golf and was a member of the Ladies Lakeview Golf Association. She owned and operated Blue Stone Preschool for 20 years before retiring. Her family was her life, and she cared for her husband for many years prior to his death.
On June 9, 1947, she married Ronald H. Powell, who died March 24, 2011. She is survived by a son, Ronald H. Powell II and wife, Patricia, Myrtle Beach, S.C.; daughters, Lynn Talbot, Anniston, Alabama, Pamela Powell, Fort Defiance; five grandchildren, Michael Berbes and wife, Mary Lee, Bridgette Berbes, Todd Talbot, Laura Lee Sedenik, Casey Gammon; nine great-grandchildren, Madeline Berbes, Erik Talbot, Austin Gammon, Elijah Sedenik, Mary Taylor Berbes, Garrett Berbes, Laina Gammon, Elijah Gammon, Will Sedenik, and her dog, Tipper. Besides her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a grandson, Ronald “Chad” Powell; and four siblings.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contribution may be made to ASPCA Gift Processing Center, P.O. Box 96929, Washington, D.C. 20077.
A private service will be held at Eastlawn Memorial Gardens.
An obituary was published in the Daily News-Record on Friday, December 27, 2019.
She was a graduate of Harrisonburg High School and a member of the Asbury United Methodist Church, where she played piano for her Sunday school class for many years. She loved golf and was a member of the Ladies Lakeview Golf Association. She owned and operated Blue Stone Preschool for 20 years before retiring. Her family was her life, and she cared for her husband for many years prior to his death.
On June 9, 1947, she married Ronald H. Powell, who died March 24, 2011. She is survived by a son, Ronald H. Powell II and wife, Patricia, Myrtle Beach, S.C.; daughters, Lynn Talbot, Anniston, Alabama, Pamela Powell, Fort Defiance; five grandchildren, Michael Berbes and wife, Mary Lee, Bridgette Berbes, Todd Talbot, Laura Lee Sedenik, Casey Gammon; nine great-grandchildren, Madeline Berbes, Erik Talbot, Austin Gammon, Elijah Sedenik, Mary Taylor Berbes, Garrett Berbes, Laina Gammon, Elijah Gammon, Will Sedenik, and her dog, Tipper. Besides her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a grandson, Ronald “Chad” Powell; and four siblings.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contribution may be made to ASPCA Gift Processing Center, P.O. Box 96929, Washington, D.C. 20077.
A private service will be held at Eastlawn Memorial Gardens.
An obituary was published in the Daily News-Record on Friday, December 27, 2019.
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