Theresa “Tay” Powell

Published 4:02 pm Thursday, July 27, 2017

Mrs. Theresa “Tay” Powell, 88, of Port Arthur, Texas departed this life Sunday, July 23, 2017.  Before her illness, she was an active member of the Night-n-gales, Port Arthur Reunion Committee, Cartagena Court #32, the Seamen’s Wives Social and Civic Club, and most of all her beloved Sacred Heart Catholic Church.

Theresa is preceded in death by her parents, Jean-Edward and Agnes Pierre; her husband, James “Bay” Powell; two sons Glenn Thomas Powell and Donald James Powell, and one sister Dorothy Mae Phillips.

She leaves to cherish her memory one daughter Bernadette Dames (Houston, TX) and one son, Ronald Powell; three grandchildren Zachary Dames (Houston, TX), Nicol Dames (Spring, TX) and Joshua Powell (Dallas, TX); an aunt, Sarah Pierre (Lake Charles, LA); and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Saturday, July 29, 2017 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with visitation from 8 a.m. until service time.  Burial will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Gabriel Funeral Home.