Obituaries

By Staff Reports Published

9:34 pm Monday, October 6, 2014

Jessie Mae Powell

October 4, 2014

Jessie Mae Powell, 90, Russellville, passed away on Saturday, October 4, 2014 at Russellville Health Care.

The visitation will be 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 07, 2014 at Spry Memorial Chapel. The funeral will follow at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel. Officiating will be Bro. Kenneth Reed. Burial will be at Pilot Hill Cemetery, in Vina, AL.

She is survived by her daughter, Jane Gregoire; sons, Ray Powell, Gary Powell (wife, Becky); grandchildren, Sherri Ramer, Michel Joyce, Jonathan Gregoire, Kristi May; great-grandchildren, Sheena Powell, Leah Cooper, Ethan May, Samantha May, Daniel Gregoire, Molly Joyce, Micaela Gregoire, Samuel Gregoire, Jayden Gregoire; and several nieces & nephews.

She was preceded in death by her son, William “W.A” Powell; parents, Ellis & Lillie Baggett; and brother, Doyle “Bud” Baggett.

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