Powell, Paula, of O'Fallon, Missouri, died on Thursday, September 9, 2010 at the age of 68. Dearest wife of the late Cecil Omar Powell; dear daughter of the late Paul and June M. Hedgecorth; cherished mother of Timothy Joseph Powell, Beth (Micah) Pettit, Brian M. (Alice) Powell and David (Cathy) Jester; beloved grandmother of Jessica Marie (Larman) Williams, Jamie Lee (T.J.) Williams, Dillon Charles Powell, Brook Michelle Powell, Ryanna Nicole Powell and Paige Elizabeth Powell; beloved great-grandmother of Aleiah Ann Williams and Trey Wayne Williams.