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Ann Powe Obituary
Mrs. Powe was born on July 5, 1930, in Burlington, a daughter of the late Melvin C. and Sadie Montgomery Stafford. She attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and had an extended study at Meredith College in Raleigh, North Carolina. She also worked with the North Carolina Historical Society.
Mrs. Powe enjoyed reading and collecting antiques, but first and foremost she was a loving mother, sister, grandmother and great grandmother.
In addition to her parents, her husband Dr. Harry L. Powe Jr. preceded her in death, to whom she was married 57 years and a sister Betsy Stafford Rosemond.
Surviving are her children, Harry L. Powe III of Charlotte, NC, Betsy Ann (Douglas) Tippens of Stanfield, NC, grandchildren Robert and Thomas Schmidt of Charlotte, NC, Alicia Powe-Hatley and Jason Hatley of Albemarle, NC and Michael Patrick Powe of Charlotte, NC. Also surviving are her two great grandchildren.
Mrs. Powe demonstrated a great loyalty to her friends and had a special caring for all those she knew and she will be greatly missed by her family and friends.
Funeral service will be held Saturday, August 28, 2010 at 1:00 pm at Old St. David""'s Episcopal Church with burial in Old St. David""'s Cemetery. The family will receive friends prior to the service at Kiser Funeral Home, Cheraw, SC and after the service at the cemetery.
In Lieu of flowers, the family requests that all memorials be sent to: St. Jude Children""'s Hospital, 332 N. Lauderdale Street, Memphis, TN 38105.
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Nandy Davis
August 30, 2010
I am sure the hundreds of friends who went to Boots for support and advise will not know her name was Ann Stafford Powe. We only knew her has Boots. Like others, I loved her and her sister Betsy. We were all saddened when she became to ill to share time with us. My prayers and sympathies are with her family.
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Karen Moore Tolen
August 28, 2010
"Boots," as I knew her, was a wonderful spiritual mentor and friend who taught me so much, for which I will be eternally grateful. She gave me hope in the early to mid-90's when I was going through a divorce which I thought would kill me. In addition, her dear sister Besty was a favorite of mine. I am so sorry for the losses your family has experienced in the last several months.
When Harry was alive and I'd call, he'd always refer to me as "Boots' friend who sends the cards." Shortly after Harry's death, Boots spent at least an hour telling me stories of how they met (including slamming the car door on his hand because she thought he was arrogant),became engaged to others and then broke off those engagements -- only to meet again at the beach. She also told me about their life while in Raleigh -- the home blackboard on which they'd storyboard Harry's equation/formula problems, Roman Gabriel stepping on her foot. And other stories -- how Harry's horse was jealous of Boots; the first and only time Harry ever took her out to play golf. My all time favorite story, though, was of a famous jazz player in New Orleans, after watching her dance, said, "Lady, you may be White, but you got Black feet!" And stories of her life in Burlington while growing up -- because, I too, was from Burlington, having moved there at the end of 3rd grade from Charlotte while Boots had just the opposite experience. She left Burlington at 3rd grade and moved to Charlotte.
But best of all, by remembering Boots birthday, I was able to facilitate her reconnection with her Burlington best childhood friend Anne______ (now Cooper) who was the mother of one of my dear high school friends, Tom Cooper who has since died of cancer. After Tom's death, Anne and I became close. In talking with Anne Cooper one day, I asked when was Anne's birthday. When she replied 7/5, I said, "Oh, I have a friend named Boots/Ann Powe in Charlotte who has the same birthday." Anne C.'s eyes lit up, and from that moment on, they corresponded/talked until about a year ago when Anne C. entered an assisted living facility because of dementia.
God called home a very special person on Thursday, and the world was a much better place for Boots' presence and love. I will miss her very much.
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