Cora L. Powers

July 29, 1953 - June 3, 2015

Cora L. Powers July 29, 1953 – June 3, 2015 Cora L. Powers, 61, of Tippecanoe and Rochester, passed away at 1:05 p.m. Wednesday, June 3, 2015, at her residence. Cora was born July 29, 1953, in Tell City, to Martin and Juanita (Jackson) Bolin. On Dec. 18, 1988, in Springfield, Mass., she was married to Kevin P. Powers, and he survives. Cora was a homemaker. She was a member of the Bourbon United Pentecostal Church. She was fond of her family and her dog, Polly. Survivors include her husband, Kevin Powers, Tippecanoe; mother Juanita Merchant, Tarpon Springs, Fla.; daughters Misti and husband Adam Wilkins, Rochester, and Tina Lemire, Brooksville, Fla.; sons Shawn Powers, Texas, Josh Bolin, Warsaw, Justin Powers, Tippecanoe, and K.C. Powers, Tippecanoe; several grandchildren; brothers Orville Bolin, Pierceton, and Raymond Merchant, Florida; and sisters Sondra Straight, Tarpon Springs, Fla., and Krystal Starr Bolin, Texas. She was preceded in death by her father, Martin Bolin, and her brother, Wesley Bolin. Her funeral service is 11 a.m. Saturday, June 6, 2015, at Hartzler Funeral Home, 305 W. Rochester St., Akron, with Pastor Mark Cottrill officiating. Visitation is 10-11 a.m. Saturday, June 6, 2015, at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Tupelo Children’s Mansion, P.O. Box 167, Tupelo, MS 38802.