Lois Melrose Powell, 79, of Newport, NC, died Thursday, December 2, 2010, at her residence.
A graveside service will be held 11:00 am Monday at Gethsemane Memorial Park with Rev. Gary Carroll officiating. Entombment will follow at Gethsemane Memorial Park.
Mrs. Powell was a member of Newport Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband, Robert Powell of the home; children, Lois Marie Usina of Sanford, NC, Betty Jean Mullins, Doris Ann Russell, James Robert Powell, and Karen McGregor, all of Newport, NC; sisters, Willow Dean Bryant of Dunn, NC, Erlean Jackson of Houses Mill, NC, Emma Mae of Clinton, NC, Ellen Jernikin, and Linda Brent, both of Dunn, NC; half-brother, James Maynard of Dunn, NC; four grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm Sunday at Munden Funeral Home.
The family welcomes flowers, or donations may be made to Martha’s Mission Cupboard, PO Box 603, Morehead City, NC 28557 in memory of "Melrose" Powell.
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.mundenfuneralhome.net.
Arrangements by Munden Funeral Home in Morehead City, NC.