Madeleine Powers

Madeleine Powers

Madeleine Powers Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Aug. 28, 2009.

SALEM — Madeleine Powers, age 82, passed away of heart failure on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009.

She was born on Aug. 12, 1927 in Salem. She was a school secretary for the Salem School District.

She was a member of the Eastern Star and St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Salem, and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Lakeland, Fla.

She is survived by one daughter: Jean Powers; one son: Richard Powers; one sister: June Wilkinson; one brother: Harry Cobb; and two grandchildren: Michael and Tyler.

ARRANGEMENTS: Memorial services will be at St. Stephen Episcopal in Lakeland, Fla. on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009 at 1 p.m. Arrangements by Central Fla. Casket Store and Funeral Chapel.

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