Patricia Lambert Powell

“An aunt is a safe haven for a child. Someone who will keep your secrets and is always on your side.”
― Sara Sheridan

My Aunt passed away in early April.

Thanks to COVID and ever-changing State guidelines, we were unable to hold a memorial service until yesterday. To keep safety in mind, we decided on a graveside service with ZOOM for anyone who could not attend.

“Patricia Ann Powell was born in Port Clinton, Ohio on 2 December 1943 to Anna M (Kraft) and Frank Lambert. She met her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ face-to-face on 2 April 2020.

Pat lived in Bucyrus and the surrounding area the majority of her life. She graduated from Sulphur Springs High School in 1961 then went on to graduate from the Mid-Ohio Practical Nurse program. She worked as an LPN at Galion Community Hospital from 1969 to 1997.

Pat loved cooking, writing poetry, and singing gospel music. She sang in area churches, at weddings, funerals, baptisms, and frequently to her patients in the ICU. One of her proudest accomplishments was recording records in Nashville twice and in Indianapolis. Her signature song was Ave Maria.

She was a voracious reader. She read her Bible through many, many times and loved fiction.

Pat will forever be remembered as a character. She was strong-willed, and resilient. One never had to wonder what she was thinking because she would say so with absolutely no filter. But her heart was filled with endless love for everyone she knew.

She spent countless hours on the phone talking, encouraging, gossiping, and ministering. She shared her faith with everyone she knew. One of her pet projects was collecting clothing for those less fortunate and anyone who needed it. She cooked for everyone. Her potato salad was legendary, her macaroni and cheese, divine. Deviled eggs, well not so much, but her heart was always in the right place.

She sent numerous greeting cards, always with an uplifting, encouraging word, regardless of how she was feeling at the time. Pat loved her family with ferocity, embraced her blended family, and treated everyone the same regardless of who they came from.

Pat was preceded in death by her mother and stepfather James L Francis. Brothers: Clarence E. Long II, Harry H. Long, and Bill Francis. Sisters: Thelma Hickam, Alice Ashwell, Carol Cox, and sister-in-love Marilyn Long. Niece: Dana VanAntwerp, and Nephew Anthony Kurt Long.

Pat is survived by: Sisters; Nieces; Nephews; and Cousins.

Pat had numerous precious great nieces and nephews, great-great nieces and nephews, cousins, and many good, loyal friends.”

Link to Full Obituary

My Aunt recorded a 33 Record Album. The links below are to her recordings and her Memorial Service:

Patricia Powell 33 LP Side A

Patricia Powell 33 LP Side B

Patricia Powell Memorial Service 10/31/2020

I am grateful for my Aunt and the positive influence she had on my life.

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