Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Powell, Eleanor Ann McDuffie September 22, 2022
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Virginian-Pilot  September 25, 2022
Eleanor Ann Powell, 100, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 22, 2022. 
Born in Washington, DC, on August 5, 1922, she was the only daughter of the late 
Ellen C. O’Neill McDuffie and George E. McDuffie. She was preceded in death by her 
husband, Raymond H. J. Powell, Sr., a daughter, Eileen Mary Powell, a son, Raymond 
H. J. Powell, Jr., and her only brother, George E. McDuffie, Jr.
Eleanor Powell received her undergraduate degree in Economics from George 
Washington University in 1944. In 1944, she joined the U.S. Navy as a Supply 
Officer and served honorably until 1948 when she resigned as a full Lieutenant to 
become a wife and mother. Eleanor married Ray Powell, a naval officer, in 1948, 
and settled in Norfolk in 1954, where 6 of her 11 children were born. In 1961, she 
moved to Ghent and joined Sacred Heart Catholic Church where she was a member for 
over 60 years.

Indulging a lifelong passion for art, Eleanor began taking art classes during her 
lunch hours while working at Old Dominion University in the Office of Student 
Affairs and the Student Health Center in the 1970’s. After retiring from ODU, she 
earned her MFA in 1989 at the age of 67. Shortly thereafter, she joined the 
Norfolk D’Art Center and maintained a studio where she painted pictures for more 
than 25 years, fulfilling a dream of becoming an artist. Her paintings can be 
found in homes and businesses across the United States.

Left to cherish her memory are her daughters, Ann Sharp (Larry), Susan Tolbert, 
Betsy Powell, and Jane P. Yockey (Patrick); sons, Richard Powell, Michael Powell 
(Christie), Daniel Powell (Chris), Stephen Powell, and Martin Powell; 15 
grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends at a visitation on Tuesday evening from 6 until 
7:00 p.m. in the Norfolk chapel of H. D. Oliver Funeral Apts. A Funeral Mass will 
be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28th at Sacred Heart Catholic 
Church. Burial with military honors will follow in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery. 
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to the Norfolk S.P.C.A., 
(www.norfolkspca.com). Online condolences may be sent to the family through 
www.hdoliver.com.

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