ELIZABETH ‘BETTY’ CECILIA CALLAHAN POWELL

ASHEBORO – Elizabeth “Betty'’ Cecilia Callahan Powell, 97, of Asheboro, passed away Sept. 14, 2024, at Clapp’s Convalescent Nursing Home.

Betty was born on Feb. 15, 1927, in Bayside, Queens, NY, to William and Frances Coyne Callahan. She graduated high school as the Valedictorian and obtained her bachelor’s degree in History from Queens College. She was a homemaker and a marvelous cook.

Betty had a very keen sense of humor. She was a well-educated lady who loved to garden and play Bridge. She was an avid reader with an insatiable appetite for The New York Times crossword puzzle. She was president of her garden club in California.

She loved her family, especially her husband Robert to whom she was married for 48 years. Betty was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and one sister.

Left to cherish her memory are her children: sons, Richard Powell and partner Tracy of Asheboro, Robert Powell (Martha) of Sophia, David Powell (Patricia) of Lansing, North Carolina, and William Powell (Diana) of Rancho Santa Margarita, California; 10 grandchildren. Robert, Christopher, Ashley, David, Lauren and Scott McAleese, Kelly Waldner, Erin Nichols, and Jessica Pinto and Bailey Till; and 12 great-grandchildren.

A special mass will be held at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church 512 W. Wainman Ave. Asheboro, at noon on Saturday, Nov. 2, with a celebration of her life to follow at the home.