Sharon Powell went to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 13.

A native of Parkersburg, West Virginia, she came to Lacoochee 57 years ago.

She and her husband Mark Douglas Powell of 62 years, operated a giftware manufacturing business for many years.

Sharon is the mother of two children: Kimberly Hawkins and Mark Powell, both of Lacoochee.

She had one grandchild, Jason Hartwell of Zephyrhills.

She is survived by her husband Mark Douglas Powell, two brothers: Mike Taylor of Moundsville, West Virginia, and Patrick Taylor of Polk City, her children Kimberly and Mark, and many nieces and nephews.