Nellie Mae Norman Powell, age 88 of Rural Retreat, VA passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2017.  She was born in Wythe Co., VA on March 11, 1928 the daughter of the late James Preston Norman and Marissa Steffey Norman.  Nellie was a member of the Grace Lutheran Church and was preceded in death by brothers, Virgil Price, Roy Norman and a sister, Ruby Harris.

She is survived by her children, Daryl Powell and wife Rita of Dublin, VA; Rebecca Staley and husband Wayne of Rural Retreat; grandsons, Robert Andrew Mitchell, Christopher Lee Mitchell; great-grandsons, Caleb Andrew Mitchell and Brett Ryan Mitchell.

Funeral services will be held 1:00 P.M. Friday, February 10, 2017 at the Grace Lutheran Church with Pastor Jonathan Hamman and Vicar Felicia Swartz officiating.  Interment will follow in the Mountain View Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. prior to the service.  Flowers will be appreciated or memorials may be made to the Grace Lutheran Church.

Lindsey Funeral Home, Rural Retreat, VA is serving the Powell family.  Online condolences may be made to the family at:  www.highlandfuneralservice.com