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Note: The Paris News Thelma Powell Easley
TEXARKANA ? Thelma Powell Easley, 90, passed away Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, at Rockett Funeral Home in Ringgold, La. Burial follows in Providence Cemetery in Ringgold. Visitation is from 1 p.m. until service time at the funeral home. She was born Aug. 19, 1918. She was born and raised in the Fryeburg community and graduated from Jamestown High School. She was a long time resident of New Boston. She was preceded in death by her husband, Winston Easley; her parents, Marvin and Lucy Powell; three brothers, Homer Powell, Sylvester Powell and Sweet Pea Powell; and three sisters, Leta Teysko, Mildred Franton, and an infant sister, Melba Joy. Left to cherish her memories are her son, Mack Easley and his wife, Bonnie, of Texarkana; her daughter, Shirley Kirkpatrick and her husband, Howard, of Paris; two brothers, James Powell and his wife, Mary Niell, of Sibley, La. and Rex Powell and his wife, Cora, of Jamestown, La.; seven grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; along with a host of other relatives and friends. Pallbearers will be Dustin Powell, Jason Powell, Caleb Basinger, Clint Powell, Luke Powell, and Ronnie Reno. If desired, those wishing to memorialize Thelma Easley may make contributions to New Providence Primitive Baptist Church, 465 Edwards Rd, Jamestown, La. 71045, Westside Baptist Church, Hwy 82, New Boston, TX 75507, or Chapel of Light, 103 East Main Street, New Boston, TX 75507.
Published October 22, 2008
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