Sharron Powell, 70, of Tifton, died Friday, January 20, 2006 at her residence after a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Gary Minton will officiate. Burial will follow at Oakridge Cemetery. Pallbearers will be the grandsons and nephews: Robert Edmondson, Chris Hale, Christopher Singletary, Shane Singletary, Richard Long, Ty Cummings, Frank J. Weldon and Charles Lessner.
The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, January 23, 2006 at Bowen-Donaldson. The family will receive food between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Sunday and Monday at Ty Ty United Methodist Church. Family and friends will eat at Ty Ty United Methodist Church following the service on Tuesday.
Mrs. Powell was born on November 8, 1935 in Baltimore, Maryland. She was the daughter of Charles Mitchell and Lillian Kline Mitchell, both deceased. She was also preceded in death by a son, Johnny Howard Edmondson; a stepson, David Powell; eight sisters; and five brothers. She was a homemaker and of the Catholic faith. She moved to Tifton from Maryland in 1972.
She is survived by her husband, Edward Eugene Powell of Ty Ty; six sons and three daughters-in-law, Romulus Edmondson of Ty Ty, Dough Edmondson of Spring Hope, NC, Rusty and Janice Edmondson of Ty Ty, John Herbert and Linda Edmondson of Ty Ty, Golan (Chip) Edmondson of Ty Ty and Eddie and Dana Edmondson of Tifton; three stepsons and two daughters-in-law, Eddie and Kathy Powell of Westminster, Maryland, Alvin Powell of Ty Ty, Joey and Cindy Powell of Glenburnie, Maryland; three stepdaughters and two sons-in-law, Cathy Tripp of Tifton, Christine and Terry Kelly of Tifton and Diane and William Singletary of Poulan; two sisters, Elsie Gray of Cockeysville, Maryland and Kay Blueford of Randallstown, Maryland; and numerous nieces, nephews and grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association or Tiftarea Hospice.