ETHEL DAY
Ethel Mae Powell Day, 86 of Liberty, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 18, 2021. She was born on December 31, 1934, in Mt. Vernon, Kentucky, to the late Matt Powell and America Jane Powell Owens.
On August 7, 1954, she married William T. Day in Richmond. They were blessed with more than 65 years of marriage before he passed away on November 16, 2019.
Ethel was a faithful member of Liberty Pentecostal Holiness Church.
Ethel was an exceptional wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She cherished the time spent with her family.
Ethel is survived by a daughter, Carla (Todd) Bourne; three sons, Rick (Cindy) Day, Roy (Michelle) Day and Alvin (Suzie) Day; 14 grandchildren, Tonya, Stacy, Emily, Lisa, Krista, Jenna, Ryan, Kalin, Colton, Cameron, Craig, Chandra, Chelsie and Jessica, 25 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren; a brother, Ray Powell; and a sister, Mildred Himes.
Along with her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by brothers, Matt Powell Jr. and Herman Powell.
Visitation for Ethel will be held on Saturday, March 20, 2021, from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m., at Urban Winkler Liberty funeral home, 310 N. Main St., Liberty, Indiana 47353. The funeral service will be held on Sunday, March 21, 2021 at 11 a.m., at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Sims Cemetery.
“Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.”