Doris Jean Lewis Powers' Obituary
Doris Jean Lewis Powers, widow of Kenneth E. Powers, went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 6, 2023 at the age of 90. She was born on June 8, 1932 in Glenwood, WV to the late Cecil and Dollie Walden Lewis. She graduated from Hannan High School in Mason Co, WV in 1949. She married Kenneth Powers on August 18, 1951. She worked at the cigar factory in Huntington, WV after high school and then worked at S.S. Logan Packing Company for 19 years. She and her husband operated K.E. Powers Trucking until 2000. She became a born again Christian at First Baptist Church of Proctorville in 1963 and taught Sunday School there for 38 years. She also sang in the choir for 50 years and enjoyed it so much. She was devoted to God and her family. In addition to her husband and parents she was preceded in death by 7 brothers, Junior, Tenny, Edison, Sherwin, Dalton, Parren and Roger Lewis; six sisters, Arlene Chapman, Mary Alice Heck, Laura Belle Barnett, Mildred Powers Jones, Janice Powers and Neva Dee Goolsby. She is survived by her two children, Kenneth E. Powers II of Proctorville, OH and Gina (Buddy) Martin of Lucasville, OH. She had five grandchildren, Kenneth 'Kent' Powers III (Carrie), Corey Powers (Crystal), Kathryn 'Katie' Powers Jackson (Travis), Laura Martin and Everett Martin III. She had 5 great grandchildren; four siblings, Phyllis Lewis Sadler of Phoenix, AZ, Darrell (Sandra) Lewis of Burleson, TX, Nadine (Ed) Gibson of Milton, WV, and Connie (Rick) Bartholomew of St. Augustine, FL and a host of nieces, nephews and church family. We want to give Lu Anne Stern Cornell a special thank you for her care, companionship, and love for Mom. You were a true blessing and she loved you. There will be a funeral service held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 11, 2023 at Hall Funeral Home & Crematory in Proctorville, OH officiated by Pastor Jeff Black. Burial will follow at Rome Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Condolences may be expressed at www.ehallfuneralhome.com.
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