Joyce Bridges Powell Obituary

With solemn hearts, we announce the passing of Joyce Bridges Powell (Franklin, North Carolina), whose presence will be deeply missed, having departed on December 27, 2025 at the age of 91. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Joyce Bridges Powell to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Granville Morgan Bridges and Hazel Frost Bridges; her husband Roy James Powell; her former husband Harold Clyde Starkweather; and her daughter-in-law Marie Powell.

She is survived by: her sons, Mark Starkweather (Cherry), Gary Starkweather (Vandy) and Jon Cleighton Powell (Dawn); her grandchildren, Rachel Starkweather, Jason Starkweather (Lorie), Deborah Lovern (Joshua), Stephanie Taylor (Christopher), Chris Starkweather, Sara Starkweather-Platt, Jessie Montgomery, Stephanie Powell and Joshua Powell (Kelsea); her great grandchildren, Matilda Hayworth, Hazel Joyce Starkweather, Kayla Platt, Jakob Lovern, Kaylee Lovern, Stephan Taylor, Liam Taylor, Karra Phillips, Britney Montgomery, Logan Powell, Adalyn Powell, Luke Powell, Neyland Powell, Alexis Kincaid, Mariah Powell, Cheyenne Kear and Paul Wachter; and her daughter-in-law Carolyn Starkweather.