Violet M. Powell
Violet M. Powell
August 17, 1923 ~ November 11, 2013
FUNERAL: 10 a.m. Monday, November 11, 2013 at Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home with the Rev. Larry Tingle and Pastor Cheri Grizzard officiating. VISITATION: 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, November 10, 2013 and from 9 a.m. until service time Monday. ENTOMBMENT: Garland Brook Cemetery Mausoleum. MEMORIALS: Memorials may be made to Memorial Baptist Church. Violet M. Powell, 90, of Indiana Avenue, died at 9:10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, at Columbus Regional Hospital. Violet and her husband Walter founded Columbus Linoleum Store in 1949. She was a member of Memorial Baptist Church where she was financial secretary for many years. She loved to read, watch basketball and travel. Violet especially loved her church, her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and her sister Norma. She was born Aug. 17, 1923 in Monroe County, the daughter of Raymond J. and Edna Crum Oliver. She married Walter Loester Powell Oct. 2, 1943. He preceded her in death Sept. 17, 2010. Surviving are sons, Michael (Joan) Powell of Columbus and James (Beth) Powell of North Carolina; a daughter, Bonita (John) Hall of Columbus; sisters, Norma (Don) Lienhoop and Betty (Louis) Cardinal, both of Columbus; grandchildren, Chris (Kari) Powell, Matt (Holly) Powell, Troy Hall and Jason (Kendra) Powell; a step-grandaughter, Melissa Jacquess; and 11 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Raymond J. and Edna Crum Oliver; her husband, Walter Loester Powell; and sisters, Lucille Phillips, Mamie Taylor and Mary Seeley.
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August 17, 1923 ~ November 7, 2013
FUNERAL: 10 a.m. Monday, November 11, 2013 at Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home with the Rev. Larry Tingle and Pastor Cheri Grizzard officiating.
VISITATION: 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, November 10, 2013 and from 9 a.m. until service time Monday.
ENTOMBMENT: Garland Brook Cemetery Mausoleum.
MEMORIALS: Memorials may be made to Memorial Baptist Church.
Violet M. Powell, 90, of Indiana Avenue, died at 9:10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, at Columbus Regional Hospital.
Violet and her husband Walter founded Columbus Linoleum Store in 1949. She was a member of Memorial Baptist Church where she was financial secretary for many years.
She loved to read, watch basketball and travel. Violet especially loved her church, her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and her sister Norma.
She was born Aug. 17, 1923 in Monroe County, the daughter of Raymond J. and Edna Crum Oliver. She married Walter Loester Powell Oct. 2, 1943. He preceded her in death Sept. 17, 2010.
Surviving are sons, Michael (Joan) Powell of Columbus and James (Beth) Powell of North Carolina; a daughter, Bonita (John) Hall of Columbus; sisters, Norma (Don) Lienhoop and Betty (Louis) Cardinal, both of Columbus; grandchildren, Chris (Kari) Powell, Matt (Holly) Powell, Troy Hall and Jason (Kendra) Powell; a step-grandaughter, Melissa Jacquess; and 11 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Raymond J. and Edna Crum Oliver; her husband, Walter Loester Powell; and sisters, Lucille Phillips, Mamie Taylor and Mary Seeley.
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The video slide presentation is absolutely beautiful. There are so many wonderful memories shown in those pictures. Your parents had a wonderful life together. How thankful you must be to be part of such a wonderful, loving, close knit family.
You will always live in my heart and mind forever. Thank you and Loester always for your son Jim. I Love You Mom. beth
Dear Mike and Joan, you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. much love and caring,Jan
Mike and Joan, She had a life well lived for she loved and was loved. Keeping you in my prayers as you all move forward
I am so sorry to hear about your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
So sorry to read of Violet’s passing. Viewing the video brought back lots of good memories of your family and all of us growing up together at Memorial Baptist Church. You have our condolences and prayers. Bob and Nancy Phillips
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