Mary Lou Powell, age 68, a resident of Wheaton for 57 years, died Friday, March 18 at home. She was born in Oak Park on September 6, 1936 to Edmund and Gertrude Powell.
Miss Powell was a graduate of Wheaton College. For more than 20 years she worked for Produce Reporter in Wheaton as Director of Accounting. She was a member of the Wheaton Bible Church.
Mary is survived by sister, JoAnn (Edwin) Selander of Wheaton, her brother, Edmund (Dottie) Powell, Jr. of Wheaton; nieces and nephews, Janet (Gary) Meyer, Timothy (Aileen) Selander, Thomas Selander, Karen (Joseph) Heinlein, Karl (Kelly) Stanton, Kristin (Jeff) Plowman, Heather (Christopher) Houser, and Noel Powell; and great-nieces and great-nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 22 at Hultgren Funeral Home, 304 N. Main St., in Wheaton. Services and interment are private. Interment is at Wheaton Cemetery.
Memorials may be directed to the Wycliffe Bible Translators, P.O. Box 628200, Orlando, FL 32862-8200; or to The Evangelical Alliance Mission (TEAM), PO Box 969, Wheaton, IL 60189.