Lois June Powless Harned
Lois June Powless Harned
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Lois Harned Obituary
This obituary was originally published in the Decatur Herald & Review.
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Sharon Hartsfield
May 19, 2025
Wow 14 years since you left us. Some times it feels like yesterday and other times it feels like forever. Today Brandi gave me 2 planters filled with the flowers from you funnel. She wrote on the planters about you being a mother, wife, grandma, great grandma and friend. I cried. What a thoughtful gift. Life without you is so different and now that dad is with you I'm so lonely. I hope you feel all of our love. You are my mother but most of all you were my best friend. I miss you and love you forever. Until we meet again.
Sharon Hartsfield
May 18, 2024
Mom it's hard to believe that you left us 13 years ago. I still see things or hear things and think I need to tell mom. Then I remember. You were my mother but you were also my best friend. I miss all of our conversations, morning breakfasts, shopping, and our walks. You and dad were such a big part of my life. I love and miss you always. Sharon
Sharon Hartsfielf
May 15, 2023
Mom it's almost 12 years since you left us. I miss you so much everyday. It is so hard when something happens and I think I need to call mom. You were not only my mom but my friend. I miss you, I love you.
Cathy Scheller
May 20, 2020
She enjoyed eating cake and celebrations. After baking a different cake every day for a week as we were celebrating birthday after birthday and graduation after graduation, Finally we were done! While sitting at the kitchen table the next morning drinking her coffee Mom asked so what are we celebrating today? I said we are finally done, no cake today. She looked sad as she looked down at her coffee cup, then looked up at me with a huge smile on her face, Lets make a cake anyway . Okay I said, Lets celebrate today. Yes, Lois said, Lets have cake, every day. And So we did!
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SHARON HARTSFIELD
May 14, 2020
9 years ago my mother left this world to go to the unknown. She was my world, my friend, my confidant, my mother. Life has never been the same. Even today I think or see something and think I need to call mom. Then I remember I can't. Losing your parents is the hardest thing you will ever do because part of you goes with them. I love you mom and miss you.
Sharon Hartsfield
September 9, 2011
Hi Mom, I miss you so much. I have tried to write to you but this would not take it for some reason. I hope this goes through. Dad is going to come here to live. I always thought that you would live with me. Life has away of not working out like we think. I love you mom with all of my heart and miss you with every breath.
July 20, 2011
Mom,I hope you had a great 84th birthday, if there is such a thing in heaven. We let off balloons in your honor in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Ohio, and Illinois. Five states across America at the same exact time. Did you hear Karen's wonderful prayer?? Barb facilitated the organization of everyone. She did a great job mom. You must have been so happy. It was your 1st with so many other loved ones that are already gone, Happy Birthday mom, "I LOVE YOU" and wow; how I miss you. Joanie Girl
June 24, 2011
ADAM AND BETH STEELE
I MET LOIS IN 2006 WHEN ADAM AND I WENT TO THE ROSE BOWL AND STAYED WITH THEM. SHE REMINDS ME OF ME, A LAUGHTER MACHINE. I AM BLESSED TO HAVE MET HER AND GLAD WE HAD A FEW GREAT YEARS TOGETHER. ADAM AND I LOVE HER AND WILL FOREVER MISS HER. LOVE, ADAM AND BETH
May 20, 2011
Brandi Rangos
Grandma, I will miss you so much. You are a wonderful person with such a big heart. I got to know you more as I grew up. I’m thankful for the time we got spend together. I’m thankful that your great- grandchildren got to be in your life. They got to enjoy the time you spent with them. Tellling stories about the rest of the family and how things were when you were young. I love you so very much. Please keep an eye on Mom, her brother and her sisters. They miss you so much. Also know that we will take care of grandpa to. He too misses and loves you so much. I’m sitting with him talking about all the fun times you two had. Grandma you will always remain in are our hearts and soul. You will be dearly missed and forever loved.
May 20, 2011
Larry and Phyllis Steele
Mom, we will never forget the time we came down to Decatur and had fun time on the house boat. Really enjoyed spending the time with the family. Will always remember your laugh and smile. Love you always. Larry and Phyl
May 20, 2011
THOMAS BRYSON
Condolences to the family. Although it was 30 or more years ago I remember Lois well and she always treated me well. Rest in peace!
May 20, 2011
Sharon Hartsfield
Mom, I had to take some time before I could write this. I still cannot except that you are not just a phone call away. How will I go on without you? You were my rock! There with me through so many ups and downs. You were my mother but you were also my best friend. All of the things we did together shopping, flea marketing, candy for the kids on Halloween even if you could not see them in the later years. Christmas, we had a great time at Christmas. Think of all of the trips we shared. However with all of these things the thing I remember the most is our walks every day. We walked and laughed; we ate candy bars and had a soda. You stayed thin I got fat. However I would never change a thing. I cannot begin to except that those times are gone. You were my focus for so long that I do not know how to turn that off. I love you Mom, I loved you in life and I love you in death that will never change. I know that you are there with your family. I wish they would have sent you back one more time but I guess that is selfish of me. You wanted to stay last time and they told you it was not your time. You were so upset but we were so happy. We had almost 5 years with you after that. Thanks for coming to see me and for helping me to be at peace with your passing. It still is not easy. I will take care of Dad along with the rest of the family. I will write again soon. I love you mom and "nitie nitie see you in the morning".
May 24, 2011
Your Joanie Girl
To my beautiful mom: Almost every minute of every day I know you are resting well and living in eternity. May God bless you in the same way that you have blessed me in being my mother. Tell your dad hello for me!! I will miss you when I enter into every bathroom where we danced together and you always gave me that "certain grin." I will sing to you always as you always loved to hear my voice and wished I would have became a singer, so you could hear me sing more often. Thank you for telling me that I was a better singer than Dolly Parton. Thank you mom: for your undying love. Thank you mom: for the cherished moments of laugher and kindness. Thank you mom for encouraging me to continue on with my education and believing in me in all that I ever did. Thank you for encouraging me to live my dreams. Making you proud was so very important to me. Hours of typing so many years ago, working double shifts to earn money and allowing me to sleep in the late morning until 9:00 a.m. It was in high school that you taught me to work so many hours and I am still at work now, writing this to you at 10:30 p.m. I never changed mom, I never changed. Thank you for your everlasting love and for being the greatest mother I could have ever hoped for. Thank you for encouraging me to write a letter at the age of six to the school board to give me transportation to a better school district than where I lived. The darn thing actually worked they sent me a bus until I graduated from high school. WOW! You knew we would not see each other often but you knew when we did we would have the greatest trips together. We found out that the place where your dad and mom met was really a church in Kentucky. Your father said "Queenie May, when I got you I got a Breeze from across the river!" Enjoy your family. We will meet again I am sure.
"Amazing Grace How Sweet The Sound That Saved A Wretch Like Meeee.. I Once Was Lost But Now I Am Found... Was Blind But Now I See." You’re not blind any more mom… for "Now You See!!" My Forever Love Mom: from "Your Joanie Girl."
June 21, 2011
Jack Price
Mom, you will always have a special spot in my heart. You started becoming my Mom when I met Joanie at the age of 13 years old. I will always remember the boat rides on the house boat and the drives in the country you took Joanie and I when we were just kids. Thank you for always treating me as one of your own. Most of all, thank you for bringing Joanie into this world so I could marry the love of my life. I promise you, I will take care of your Joanie Girl as long as I am on this earth. I love you and I will never forget you. I pray that our Lord will bless you with you with all of the happiness that Heaven can give to you. You deserve it.
Your son-in-law, Jack. 6/24/2011
Sharon Hartsfield
June 3, 2011
Mom, I had signed the book the funeral home had on line but I knew there had to be one that could stay up all the time. I found it. Now your loved ones can write to you anytime. I Love you Mom and not a day goes by that I do not think of you or miss you.
Jan Hunt-Mamula
May 20, 2011
Barb, keeping you and your family in my prayers.
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