Obit of Powell, Ruth - Cleveland County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Gene Phillips   <okarchives@comcast.net>  15 Jan 2006
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Powell, Ruth

Ruth Powell, 89, of Norman, Oklahoma died April 19, 2003 at the Noble 
Health Care Center in Noble. A Private Memorial Service for family will be 
held at the home with Reverend David Spain of the First Christian Church 
of Norman officiating. Mrs. Powell was born July 14, 1913, in Ladonia, 
Texas, the third of four children born to C. C. (Charles Columbus) and 
Emma Miller Roberts. Her early childhood was spent in Paris, Texas, and 
her school years in Corsicana, Texas. She received two masters degrees, 
first in English from Baylor University and later in Piano from Texas 
Women's University in Denton. She married William Lytle Powell in 
Marietta, OK on April 20, 1933, and spent four years in London, England, 
while her husband was obtaining his performance and teaching degrees in 
Piano at the renowned Tobias Matthay Pianoforte School. Their oldest 
child, Bill was born while they were in London. Mrs. Powell moved to 
Norman in 1940 with her family when Mr. Powell began teaching at the 
University of Oklahoma as a Professor of Piano. Mrs. Powell taught piano 
in her home for over forty years. In addition to family and music, she 
loved gardening in her beautiful yard. After her husband's death in 1998, 
Mrs. Powell remained in her home with her friend and caregiver, Azalia 
Burrough, moving in late 2002 to Noble Health Care Center. She was a 
member of the First Christian Church in Norman for the past sixty years. 
Mrs. Powell was preceded in death by her husband, older brother, Harral, 
and older sister, Minnie Maurice Ruble. She is survived by one son, Bill 
Powell and wife, Johnny, of Harlingen, Texas; two daughters, Jean Powell 
of Norman, Oklahoma and Joan Jones and husband, Fred, of The Woodlands, 
Texas; younger sister, Nell Davis of San Diego, California; seven 
grandchildren, Chris, Harriet, Bill, Michael, Dave, Jennifer and Susan; 
eleven great-grandchildren, Melissa, Eric, Elizabeth, Billy, Jesse, 
Veronica, Heather, Katie, Lauren, Kevin and Ryan and one great-
greatgrandchild, Logan. Memorial Contributions can be made to the 
University of Oklahoma Foundation in honor of the Ruth and Lytle Powell 
scholarship fund, or the First Christian Church of Norman. As a final 
request by Mrs. Powell, a donation in the amount of $10,000 will be made 
to each.

Published in the Oklahoman on 4/22/2003.
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