Helen Kay Pennington Powe (Nana), 77, of Falling Water, beloved wife of the late Terry Powe, passed away peacefully on February 22, 2022 at home in the comfort of her family. Born March 20, 1944 in Sweetwater, TN to the late Charles Pope Pennington and Helen Ross Pennington. Kay spent her childhood in New York, Kentucky, North Carolina and Tennessee where she met her future husband, Terry Powe. She and Terry were married on April 24, 1970 in Chattanooga where they built their life together and raised their family together for over 45 years. Kay was a dedicated teacher for more than forty years in elementary education. In her free time she enjoyed quilting and scrapbooking for her grandchildren and loved traveling with the friends, aka “cheese fries girls” and family. The greatest joy of her life was the time she spent with her grandchildren and her cherished friends. She will be dearly missed by her son Jeffrey (Sarah) of Chattanooga, daughter Suzanne (Brad) of Birmingham, Alabama; and her grandchildren Sam, Mae Mae, Maddox, Luke, Bennett, and Elliott. Nana was uniquely invested in each grandchild celebrating every milestone with them along the way.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, February 27, from 3:00 - 5:00 pm at the Chattanooga Funeral Home - North Chapel. The service will be held in the funeral home chapel on Monday, February 28, at 11:00 am with interment in Hamilton Memorial Gardens immediately following.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to St Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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