Lila Emily Powell's Obituary
Lila Emily Powell, a former housewife and resident of Tacoma died of complications of the coronavirus Dec. 30, 2020. She was 90 years old. Born July 2, 1930 in Ketchikan, Alaska to Oscar and Lillian Nelson, she later moved to Centralia in Wash. state with her younger sister Donna to live with their grandparents. In 1982 she married Tacoma resident James Lewis Powell, her husband of 38 years who preceded her in death in 2017.
She is survived by 7 children (some with spouses); Patricia Beer and Roger, Diana Vargas, George Stephenson Jr., Terry Atkinson, Susan Hicks and Brad, Lorraine Glover and Larry Stephenson. She also had 10 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. She will be laid to rest at Mt. View Funeral Home in Lakewood.
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