Obituaries

Mrs. Effie "Boots" Houser Powell age 85 of 4661 Paint Shop Road Lincolnton passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2016.

Her funeral will be held 4:00 pm on Monday, October 10, 2016 at Bethphage Lutheran Church with the Rev. Fred Mitschke officiating.  Burial will follow in the Bethphage Lutheran Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 pm on Sunday, October 9, 2016 at Warlick Funeral Home.

Mrs. Powell was born on July 1, 1931 in Lincoln County daughter of the late John Hampton and Addie Hoover Houser.  In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Ralph Andrew Powell; one daughter, Sheila Powell Settlemyre  and siblings Sue Tilley, Bill Houser and M.C. Houser.  She retired from Ethan Allen in Maiden at the age of 74.

Survivors include; two sons Dale Powell and special daughter, Linda Catona of Lincolnton, Wayne Powell and wife Sandra of Lincolnton; one daughter Ann Powell Scronce of Lincolnton; seven grandchildren, Harley Powell, Kara Powell Causby and husband Rhyan, Kristina Powell, Jonathan Scronce and wife Aimee, Angela Goudreau and husband David, Sybil Settlemyre  Monrroy and husband Fernando, Ben Settlemyre and wife Keisha; four great-grandchildren, Emma Causby, Daniel Scronce and Noah Goudreau and Lucas Monrroy.

Memorials may be made to Catawba Regional Hospice, 3975 Robinson Road, Newton, NC 28658.