1944
Harriett
2018
Harriett Ann Powell
July 24, 1944 — October 5, 2018
She leaves her loving husband of 57 years, Barry J. Powell; her daughters, Kathy Jerse (Jim) and Jill Fernandez (Phil); her sons, Barry Jack Powell (Sabine) and Brian Powell (Karen); her four sisters, Susan Spice (Brad), Carol Marie Hall (Steve), Sara Beth Wright (Marc), and Merrie Lou Howard; a half-dozen grandchildren; and many other close relatives and friends.
Born to Harold K. and Mary Kathryn Harting on July 24, 1944, she was raised in Linton. Following her father's death in a World War II battle, she was adopted by her uncle, William F. Harting Jr., who married her mother.
Mrs. Powell graduated from Linton High School, where she held various class offices over the years including president. She represented the school at Girls State in Bloomington, accompanied the choir and played the organ in high school at Saron United Church of Christ, and in her later years, Grace United Methodist.
A magna cum laude, she received her bachelor's degree from Indiana State University, majoring in Finance.
She married Barry Powell in 1961 at Saron United, and took pride as a stay-at-home mom in raising her children, who excelled academically and have had successful careers and lives. She delighted in cooking and preparing holiday meals in the realm of her kitchen, inspiring her kids to do the same with her shared recipes, handed down over the generations, and many cookbooks with encouraging messages.
Passionate about the mountains, the beaches and the world's many cultures, Mrs. Powell relished traveling the globe with her husband including visits to Europe, Asia, Australia, Caribbean and Pacific islands, and every corner of the North American continent.
With her husband, she was well known in their Otter Creek township neighborhood in north Terre Haute for enjoyable family walks with their feisty Scottie dogs. She would often be heard saying, "Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you like the play?"
Funeral services will be conducted at 12:00 Noon, Wednesday, October 10, 2018 in Callahan & Hughes Funeral Home, 605 South 25th Street. Burial will follow in K of P Cemetery in Hymera, IN. Visitation is scheduled prior to services on Wednesday from 10:00 AM- 12:00 Noon in the funeral home. Memorial tributes and funeral information may also be found at www.callahanandhughes.com.
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