Anita Lyna Powell, 71, of 4801 Chadbourn Highway, Whiteville, died Friday, September 2, 2022, at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare.
She was the daughter of the late Frank Powell and Ethel Ellis Powell and a retired educator from Columbus County Schools.
The funeral will be 12:00 Noon Friday, September 9, at First Missionary Baptist Church, 505 South Wilkes Street, Chadbourn, NC, by Pastor Virgil Reaves and Rev. Lionel Cartwright, eulogist. Burial will be in the Belvue Cemetery.
Viewing will be at Peoples Funeral Chapel Thursday from 4:00 to 6:00 PM and at the church Friday one hour prior to the service.
She is survived by a brother, Steve L. Powell of Agawam, MA.