Funeral services for Martha Lucille Rice Powell, 95, of Banks County, will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, July 27, at Whitfield Funeral Home, North Chapel, with the Rev. John Wyatt officiating. Interment will be held in Yonah Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Powell passed away Saturday, July 23, 2022.
Born March 26, 1927, in Blairsville, Lucille was a daughter of the late John Rice and Emily Rose Souther Rice. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband of 74 years, Milton Powell; a daughter, Jean Hudson; grandson, Alex Norton; sister, Lorraine Goss; and brothers, J.W. Rice and Lee Rice.
Mrs. Powell retired from Scovill Manufacturing Company after 25 years as a quality control inspector. She enjoyed gardening and cooking, but the biggest enjoyment was her family. Weekly family meals became common at her home.
She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Pat and Ronnie Parham, Peggy and Rick Powers, and Mary and Randall Norton; son-in-law, Bill Hudson and wife, Nancy; two grandchildren, Alice Gunter and spouse, Grant and Jay Norton; great-grandchildren, Gracie and Judson Gunter; brother and sister-in-law, Ray and Maxine Rice; and sister-in-law, Ovalene Rice.
Lucille was blessed with loving and caring people who came into her life: The Oaks Assisted Living, Pruitt Hospice, Brenda Allen, Sandy Armour, and Shirley Shook.
The family will receive friends from noon until 1:45 p.m., Wednesday, July 27, at the funeral home prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Mrs. Powell's memory to Northeast Georgia Food Bank, 861 Newton Bridge Rd., Athens, GA 30607.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Whitfield Funeral Homes & Crematory, North Chapel, Demorest.