Margaret Frances Powell's Obituary
Funeral service for Margaret Frances Dheil Powell will be held Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018, at Labby Memorial Funeral Home in DeRidder, with the Rev. Tim Bergen officiating. Burial will follow in Beauregard Cemetery under the direction of Labby Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Margaret, the daughter of Jacob Francis and Ermina Houston Dheil, was born July 15, 1943, in DeRidder, La. She passed away Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, at Christus St. Patrick Hospital in Lake Charles, La.
Margaret was a lifelong resident of DeRidder. She and her husband, Louis Powell Sr., were married Jan. 23, 1972. She retired from Defense Accounting Finance Service as an Accounting Tech at Fort Polk. She enjoyed quilting and was a member of the local Quilting Guild. She was a loving wife and a devoted mother. Margaret was a member of Broadlands Bible Church in DeRidder.
She is survived by her husband, Louis M. Powell Sr. of DeRidder; son, Louis M. Powell Jr. and wife Shelley of Kirbyville, Texas; three grandchildren, Heather Lanier, Maggie Belcher and Kadie Newman; four great-grandchildren, Bree Lanier, Brecklynn Lanier, Cooper Belcher and Deacon Belcher.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Rusty Stroud; two sisters; and one brother.
Words of comfort may be expressed to the Powell Family at www.labbymemorial.com.
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