Birth date: Jan 18, 1958 Death date: Mar 17, 2021
Mt. Olive - Ms. Debra Powell, 63, passed on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at Wayne UNC Health Care. The celebration of her life will be held on Saturday, March 27, 2021 at 2:00pm at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home & Cremations, 1701 Wayne Me Read Obituary
Lane and Sterling you both are in my prayers. I pledged with your mom Spring 1979. We regained our friendship over five years ago. Your mother loved you two and spoke positively about you both. We will keep you in our prayers. Victoria Berry Spencer
Lance and Sterling, I am keeping you in my prayers and asking God to bring comfort, peace, and strength for each need you face during this difficult time. The love and joy that your mother gave to you will forever be in your heart.
Debra and I were line sisters at NCA&T State University, Spring '79.
May God bless and keep you.
Dearest Lance, Sterling and the Powell Family. At this moment, I know the pain and heart ache seem, unbearable. Your Beloved Debra, has been called home by the Almightly. It too, has made my heart heavy, as Debra and I were school mates from elementary to high school. We then met again at NC A & T SU in 1979. It feels like yesterday, when we were grade school girls walking home, playing softball at recess against the boys or just enjoying our lives in Mt. Olive. Your Beloved, Debra was a Beautiful Woman, both inside and out; but this is something you already knew. One image of her that will always remain with me, was from our early teens. Debra came back to school, one fall, and had the most exquisite "Afro" imaginable. It was like something from "Soul Train." As she moved gracefully across campus, a grand aura surrounded her and it was breathtaking. Your Beloved Debra, is now gracing Heaven with that same regal presence. May God bless and keep You, the Powell Family, safe in His Goodness and Mercy. Peace Be With You.
the Cheryl Armwood Family
My sincere condolences to Debra's family. I know she will be greatly missed. Debra was my line sister at NC A&T State University, Spring, 1979. Her pride and joy were Lance and Sterling. She loved them with all her heart. We will miss her, but we know where she is.
"My presence shall go with thee, and I will I will give thee rest." EXODUS 33:14
Kathy Anderson Robinson
#17
To Lance Powell and Sterling Raynor, and all of the family and friends mourning the loss of Debra Powell. We are deeply saddened by her loss, as she was our dear Line Sister. She will be in my heart and will always be remembered for her love of life and vibrant spirit.
Carla Turnage
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Alpha Mu, Spring 79
