Helen Glenn Powell

Athens,GA - Helen Darby Glenn Powell of Athens, GA, passed away at the

age of 88 on Wednesday, August 3, 2011.

A native of Mocksville, NC, Helen Darby was the daughter of the late Dr.

Thaddeus Lamar Glenn, Sr. and Margaret Alice Bachelor Glenn. She as

preceded in death by her devoted husband Franklin T. Powell and her

loving brother Dr. Thaddeus Lamar Glenn, Jr.

Helen Darby spent her childhood in North Carolina and Florida and had

lived primarily in Athens since 1938. She was a graduate of Athens High

and attended the University of Georgia where she earned a BS and MS

degree in Psychology. Helen Darby was a veteran of WW II having served

in the Navy as a nurse while stationed in Fort Worth, TX and Oakland,

CA. After her honorable discharge from the Navy, she worked at the VA

Hospital in Atlanta, GA and taught at College Avenue Elementary in

Athens. She also worked for the Northeast Georgia Council of The Girl

Scouts of America and was a beloved nurse in the office of her brother,

Dr. T. Lamar Glenn, Jr.

Helen Darby loved to cook, garden and travel, especially to the

mountains of north Georgia. She is remembered as being a genuinely kind

and loving wife, mother, sister, aunt, and grandmother.

Helen Darby is survived by three sons, Carlton Powell and Lynda, Ila,

GA, Kenneth Powell, Athens, and Dr. Douglas Powell and Linda,

Greenwood, SC; five granddaughters, Julianne Powell, Athens, Anne

Powell, Norfolk, VA, and Elizabeth, Sarah Kate, and Mary Helen Powell,

Greenwood, SC; three grandsons, David Powell, Norfolk, VA, Harrison

Powell, Athens, and Franklin Powell, Greenwood, SC; as well as several

nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be at the First Presbyterian Church, Athens, GA on Friday,

August 12, 2011 at 11:00 am with interment at Evergreen Memorial

Park. The family will receive family and guests in the First

Presbyterian Church Atrium beginning at 10:30 am prior to the funeral

service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Flower Fund of

the First Presbyterian Church,185 East Hancock Ave., Athens, Georgia 30601

Online condolences may be offered at www.bernsteinfuneralhome.com

Bernstein Funeral Home and Cremation Service is in charge of arrangements.