POWELL, Eleanor

(Maiden Name: Cooper)

Eleanor Powell passed away Saturday, December 24, 2011 in Yuma. She was born on November 10, 1921.

Eleanor was a teacher in Kelso, Washington. She and husband Ivan moved to Yuma where she later became a desert artist and served in various church and volunteer roles. She loved Jesus Christ, art, poetry, music and people.

Eleanor is survived by son, Michael of Rainier, OR; 3 grandchildren, Carson Powell, Valla Dia Seel and Dawn Marie Peed as well as 5 great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and a brother, Robert Cooper.

Services will be held at St. Paul's Episcopal Church on Tuesday, January 10, 2012, at 11:00 a.m.

Published in The Yuma Sun 
on January 7, 2012

Posted by Marilyn on January 14, 2012

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