Wise County, Virginia, Obituaries:  Mary Ruth Powers

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Bristol Herald Courier
Wednesday, January 8, 2003

Mary Ruth Powers
    COEBURN -- Mary Ruth (Day) Powers, 66, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2003,
at her home. She attended the Midway Church, Coeburn. She was preceded in
death by her parents, Elbert and Myrtle Day; and three brothers, Junior Day,
Charles Day and Ernest Day. 
    She is survived by her husband, John R. Powers; three sons and daughters-
in-law, Rodney and Lynn Powers and Herby and Justine Powers, all of Kingsport,
and Michael and Ithena Powers of Wilmington, N.C.; three daughters and sons-
in-law, Juanita and Arnold Mullins, Rebecca and Joe Kiser and Alisa and Kermit
Evans, all of Coeburn; 11 grandchildren, Regina Powers, Wesley, Levi, Desiree
and Jerica Powers, Kabrina Powers, Christopher Mullins, Matthew and Andrew
Kiser and Amanda and Brittany Evans; one great-granddaughter, Gabrielle Kiser;
a sister, Virginia Hylton of Wise, Va.; three brothers, Johnny Day and Fred
Day, both of Wise, and James Day of Coeburn.
     Funeral services will be conducted 8 p.m. Wednesday evening in the
Sturgill Funeral Home Chapel, Coeburn, with the Rev. Herby Powers and Rev.
Kermit Evans officiating. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening 5
p.m. until time of service at the Sturgill Funeral Home, Coeburn. Graveside
services will be conducted 11 a.m. Thursday at the Greenwood Memorial Gardens,
Coeburn. Sturgill Funeral Homes, Coeburn, in charge of arrangements.