Obituary for Lois Overstreet Powell Lois Overstreet Powell Lois Overstreet Powell, 86, of Wallisville and a former, longtime resident of West Orange, died Sunday, June 24, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 27, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Joe Orr.
Burial will follow at 3:30 p.m. at Village Mills Cemetery in Village Mills with Dick Powell, Jody Broussard, Eli Witterstaeter, Roy McKay, Ryan Newton, and Justin Wilkerson serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 27, 2018, at the funeral home. Born in Village Mills on February 2, 1932, Lois was the daughter of James Ellis Overstreet and Ebbie (Mullins) Overstreet.
In 1948, she was married to John T. “Pete” Powell in Honey Island and they shared 67 wonderful years together before Pete’s death on June 27, 2014. Lois and Pete loved their family and were proud of their children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. They were longtime members of McDonald Memorial Baptist Church in West Orange.
Lois was also preceded in death by her father James Overstreet; mother, Ebbie Overstreet Pearson; step-father, Tommy Pearson; daughter, Gail Guelker; brother, Bill Overstreet; sisters, Alma Stephens, Lottie Behannon and Millie Gordy. She is survived by son, James T. “Dick” Powell and his wife, Joni, of Kirbyville; daughter, Regina Broussard and her husband, Jody, of Wallisville; grandchildren, DeAnna McKay and her husband, Roy, Trent Powell and his wife, Lisa, Eli Witterstaeter and his wife, Elizabeth, Jami Wilkerson and her husband, Justin and Karli Newton and her husband, Ryan. Lois is also survived by her great grandchildren, Kristyn McKay, Camryn Powell, Judd Powell, Ryleigh McKay, Alli Powell, Lily Powell, Lainey Wilkerson, Roxanna Newton, Tucker Wilkerson and Olivia Grace Witterstaeter; and her sister, Pauline Dixon and her husband, Charles, of Mauriceville.
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