Carolyn J. Stewart Powell

Carolyn Joy Powell, 77, of Pasadena went to be with her Lord on Thursday, December 22, 2011. She was an amazing wife, mother, sister and grandmother. Carolyn was born August 5, 1934, in Picayune, Mississippi to Oscar and Ruby Stewart. Carolyn graduated from University of Southern Mississippi with a Bachelor’s degree and from the University of Houston with a Master’s degree prior to beginning her career in teaching. She served the children of the Pasadena Independent School District for 30 years. Carolyn married her beloved husband, Hollis Dwain Powell on December 21, 1958, and they shared 53 wonderful years together. They spent their time working in the school district, raising their children, and serving the Lord by helping others. Carolyn was a faithful member of Richey Street Baptist Church and later Memorial Baptist Church in Pasadena, Texas, serving as a Sunday School teacher many of those years. She was a devout Christian woman who shared God’s word and worked to see others become believers and followers of Christ. She is survived by her husband, Hollis Dwain Powell of Pasadena; her four children, son Mark Powell and wife Anh, daughter Shelly Bunt and husband Don, son Brent Powell and wife Laurie, and son Lance Powell and wife DeeAnn, her brothers Mickey Stewart and wife, Betty, and Keith Stewart and wife Charlotte, eleven grandchildren and one great grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents. Visitation will be Monday, December 26, 2011 from 6PM to 8PM at Grand View Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at 10AM at Grand View Funeral Home. Graveside Services will follow at 4PM at Weeks Chapel Cemetery in Jasper, Texas. To share words of comfort with the family, please visit www.grandviewfunerals.com