Barbara Powell Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Barbara Powell (Centreville, Virginia), who passed away on January 17, 2026, at the age of 88, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Barbara Powell to pay them a last tribute.
As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Barbara may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Ethel Thompson, and Richard Thompson, Sr.; her brother Richard Mason Thompson, Jr. (Barbara); and her former husband Edward Hoy. She is survived by: her husband William Powell; her daughter Charlet Hoy Shriner (Brian Rudolph); her grandchildren, Mackenzie, Colby and Jack Shriner; her sister Thelma Brown (Thompson); and her cousin Linda Wilson (Marc).
