J. T. Morriss & Son Funeral Homes

Powers, Donna A.

Friday, January 09, 2009

Donna Alcock Powers, age 66, of Chester, Virginia, passed away Friday, January 9, 2009. She was born in Richmond, Virginia, daughter of the late Thomas K. and Alma Moore Alcock. Mrs. Powers was an employee at Ukrops in Chester for the last 10 years, where she enjoyed everyone. She was an animal lover, avid boater and enjoyed the outdoors. Mrs. Powers is survived by her loving husband of 45 years, Howard Powers; daughters, Rebecca Lynch and husband, Brand of Prince George, VA; Amber Brown and husband, Anthony of Monroe, LA, Erin Bordeaux and husband, Donnie of Dinwiddie, VA, and Erica Getch and husband, Derek of Chester; 12 loving grandchildren; siblings, Carolyn Gillespie of Powhatan, VA, Melvin Alcock of Richmond, VA, Thomas “Tea” Alcock and wife, Dianne of Chesterfield, VA, Beverly “BJ” Alcock and wife, Luann of Ferndale, MI; a step-mother, Shirley Alcock, and step-brother, Stephen Marshall and wife, Nancy, all of Richmond; and numerous nieces and nephews. A memorial celebration of Mrs. Powers’s life will be held in the Chesterfield chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home & Cremation Service on Sunday, January 11, 2009 at 2 p.m. The family will receive friends for one hour following the ceremony. In lieu of flowers, the family request that memorial contributions be made to your local A.S.P.C.A. Condolences to the family may be registered at www.jtmorriss.com.

Rebecca, Erin & Erica, We were so sorry to hear of the loss of your Mother. I know that you will miss her very much. Please know that you and your family are in our thoughts and prayers. Erin, it was so good to see you a few weeks ago.

Posted by: Tamara Hayes at January 14, 2009 04:31 PM

Rebecca and family,So sorry to hear about your
mother.I know that she will be missed very much.
Try to take comfort in knowing that there is another angel to watch over you. Call me or send me an e-mail. 271-5242 TWood2@comcast.net
Tracey Wood

Posted by: Tracey Wood at January 13, 2009 06:59 PM

Mom I will miss our phone calls everyday. I will miss your jokes, I will especially miss your laugh and smile. You were a great Grand Grammy to Brandin and Josh. They both love you very much and I will tell them about you everyday. I love you very much! Erin

Posted by: Erin Bordeaux at January 13, 2009 03:27 PM

Mom, Thank you for giving me the best 32 years of my life. You have taught me so much, you have taught me how to be a great mother to my daughter. I am going to miss you everyday of the rest of my life and i will never forget you. Campbell will never forget you either and will always love her "Grammy".

I love you so much Mom
Erica

Posted by: Erica Getch at January 12, 2009 05:53 PM

We were so sorry to hear of Donna's passing. Our aunt saw this notice in the Times-Dispatch and alerted us. We both have fond childhood memories of Donna and her many kindnesses. She would never fail to take the time to talk with us and find out how we were doing. I know you all will miss her so much.

Our deepest condolences,
Danielle and Justin Powers

Posted by: Danielle Powers at January 12, 2009 11:38 AM

Alan, Alex and I are so sorry for your loss. We really thought a lot of your mother/wife. She was a pleasure to be around. We are keeping you all in our thoughts and prayers in this difficult time. God bless.

Posted by: Alan, Laurie & Alex Moore at January 12, 2009 10:20 AM

We are so sorry for your lost. Donna was a wonderful person. It was really nice to have her as a neighbor. With Deepest Sympathy.
Berry & Tina Capps

Posted by: Berry & Tina Capps at January 10, 2009 05:52 PM

I am terribly sorry to hear about Donna's passing. I worked with her for 8 years at Ukrop's before moving on after college. She was always a wonderful person to be around and very polite to all. She was one of the people I truly looked forward to seeing every time I went to Ukrop's, even after I stopped working there. She treated me and my brother like we were two of her own grandchildren. She will be greatly missed. I'll be praying for you all in this hard time.

God Bless,
Patrick Lloyd

Posted by: Patrick Lloyd at January 10, 2009 05:07 PM

We are so sorry for your loss, it is hard to understand why someone we love is taken so suddenly, we hope that you find comfort in knowing how special you were to Donna, and take comfort in the gift of all your treasured memories.
With Sincere Sympathy,
Donna, John, Crystal, & Chris Darnes

Posted by: Darnes at January 10, 2009 06:54 AM