Marion Eleanor Powers, 87

Marion Eleanor Powers, 87, passed away on Monday, Oct. 6, 2008 in Sandpoint, Idaho.

Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 10, in Coffelt's Funeral Chapel. Pastor Steve Nickodemus will be officiating.

Marion was born in Los Angeles, Calif., on Nov. 30 1920. She graduated from L.I.F.E. Bible College in Los Angeles, Calif., in 1939 and has been an ordained Foursquare minister since 1940. She has pastored churches in LaCygne, Kan., Tallmadge, Ohio, Lima, Ohio, Elyria, Ohio, and Culver City, Calif.

She worked for Hughes Aircraft for 25 years, participating in the Surveyor Project, which was the first “soft” landing on the moon.

She married James G. Powers on Dec. 23, 1972 in Simi Valley, Calif. In 2001 she moved to Sandpoint living at Alpine Vista where she played the organ for bible studies and on Sunday mornings.

She enjoyed her relationship with God and wanted to be a blessing to everyone. She was a longtime member of the Christian Women's Business and Professional Association. She loved her family and her friends.

Marion is survived by her son, Harold Knott of Tuolumme, Calif; a stepson, Gary Powers of Gardnerville, Nev.; a brother, Robert Lindsey of Visalia, Calif.; a sister, Pauline Stahly of Santa Maria, Calif.; nine grandchildren, Danny, Lore, Tere, Keith, Kevin, Heather, Katie, James, and Dustin; 21 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandson.

She was preceded in death by her husband, James; her son, Howard; a stepson, Dana; and two brothers, David, and Gordon.

Family and friends are invited to sign Marion's online guestbook at www.coffeltfuneral.com.

Funeral arrangements are under the care of Coffelt Funeral Service.