Ella Leauria Powell
October 10, 1930 - October 9, 2016
Ella L. Powell, 86, of Roodhouse passed away Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016, at the White Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born, Oct. 10, 1930, in Oxville, the daughter of Henry and Opal Mitchel White. She married Vernon Lawson, Nov. 23, 1949, in Bowling Green, MO. He preceded her in death in 1972. She married Albert Powell, July 3, 1976, in White Hall. He preceded her in death in 1994. Surviving is one son, Ross Lawson of Petersburg; one step-son, Larry Powell; and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sons, Raymond and Richard Lawson; eight step-children, Harold, Robert, and Russell Lawson, Dorothy Horeigh, Margaret Ridings, Edna McKinney, Albert Powell Jr., and LaVerne McDaniel. Ella was employed as a nurse’s aid at the Moline Nursing Home in Jacksonville before her retirement. She was a loving mother and grandmother. Funeral services will be held 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016, at the Daws Family Funeral Home in Roodhouse with burial in the White Hall Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 4:00 until time of the service at the funeral home.
Ella L. Powell, 86, of Roodhouse passed away Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016, at the White Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born, Oct. 10, 1930, in Oxville, the daughter of Henry and Opal Mitchel White. She married Vernon Lawson, Nov. 23,... View Obituary & Service Information