Maxine Smallwood Powell, 89 of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully knowing her eternal rest, on Thursday, April 25, 2024 at Willow Creek Assisted Living. Even dealing with dementia, she never lost her sweet and kind spirit. Maxine was a native of Big Clifty and a strong follower of Christ. As a military family, moving from location to location, Maxine was fully devoted to whatever Church she was lead to. She treasured God's word and lived it out fully. Her love for family, church, and people, showed in everything she did. She was known by the community as a Columnist for her writings in the Hardin County Independent from 1996 to 2011. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Powell; daughter, Annette West; parents, Clarence and Anna Mae Smallwood and four sisters, Ethel Cook, Evelyn Sallengs, Alberta Carswell and Bernadine Watkins. Survivors include her three children, Mike (Sue) Powell of Lexington, Clarissa (David) Yates of Cecilia and Larry (Jenny) Powell of Fortville, IN; one son-in-law, Michael West of Cecilia; one sister, Emogene Hagan of Elizabethtown; one sister-in-law, Joann Merrifield of Leitchfield; ten grandchildren, Jason (Magen), Charles (Janie), Nicholas (Autumn), William and Jack Powell, Philip (Belinda), Stephen (Jennifer) and John (Emily) West, Luke (Hannah) Yates and Lori (Jake) Larkin; 21 great grandchildren, Caroline, Madeline, Gabriel, Benjamin, James, Zoe, Molly, Dottie, and Primrose Powell, Caleb, Andrew, Jacob, Lana, Kara, Daniel (Monica), Roxie West, Addison Yates, and Riley, Reid and Drake Larkin, and a special caregiver, Carolyn Taylor. The funeral will be Monday at 1:30 p.m. at Brown Funeral Home with Bro. Mike Powell officiating. Burial will follow in Elizabethtown Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 1:30 pm Monday at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Alzheimer's Association or Hosparus. Condolences may be expressed online at www.brownfuneral.com.

Visitation:

Monday, April 29, 2024 from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Brown Funeral Home

Service:

Monday, April 29, 2024 starting at 1:00 PM
Brown Funeral Home