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Barbara Powell

1928 - 2023

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HUNTINGDON, Tenn. - Mrs. Barbara Powell, 95, of Huntingdon, Tennessee died Saturday, November 18, 2023 at Brookdale Greeneville.

Funeral services were Sunday November 26, 2023 in the chapel of Dilday-Carter Funeral Home. Interment was in Oak Hill Cemetery. Dr. Tim Atkins officiating.

Barbara was born in Huntingdon August 24, 1928, to the late Guy Thomas and Angie Nesbitt Looney and lived here until moving to Brookdale Greeneville at age 93. She married Robert Green (Bob) Powell in 1953.

Barbara was a lifelong member of The First United Methodist Church and was retired from the Bank of Huntingdon.

Barbara was preceded in death by her husband, Bob; a son, Bob Powell; a special niece, Suzanne Looney Shackelford; a daughter-in-law, Rhonda Powell, and her parents.

She is survived by one daughter, Angie (Lee) Tipton; son Tommy (Janet) Powell; five grandchildren, Matt Tipton, Clay Tipton, Nathan Powell, Amanda Powell Pruitt and Katie Tipton Parham; five great-grandchildren Wyatt Pruitt, Karlee Pruitt, Levi Tipton, Abby Parham, and Hayes Parham; special nephews Marvin Shackelford, Jr and Jonathan Looney.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Long Rock Methodist Church or First United Methodist Church.

The family expresses a special thank you to the residents of Brookdale Greeneville for their friendship and the staff for their compassionate care of Barbara.

Dilday-Carter Funeral Home, Huntingdon.