Ruthanna was born at
Crawfordsville, Montgomery Co., Indiana, on 12 June 1933. She was the daughter of
Shirley Blaine Dellinger and
Rebecca Haycock Baynes. She married
Thomas Leslie Powell at
Crawfordsville, Montgomery Co., Indiana, on 19 July 1952. Ruthanna Dellinger died on 1 February 2003 at
Weatherford, Parker Co., Texas, at age 69. She was New Tag Obituary from an unknown newspaper:
"Ruthanna Powell
June 12, 1933-Feb. 1, 2003
Ruthanna Powell, 69, Weatherford, died Saturday.
Mrs. Powell worked for 20 years at the First Baptist Daycare with the two-year-olds. She was a member of the Weatherford Art Association and served as president of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary at Weatherford.
She was born June 12, 1933, at Crawfordsville, to Shirl and Rebecca Dellinger.
Survivors include, her husband, Thomas Powell, Weatherford; a daughter, Debra Powell Bandy, Denison; two sons, Gene and Wayne, both of Weatherford; two sisters, Rebecca VanHorn, Arkansas, and Shirley Aram, Missouri; four brothers, Hartley and Bob Dellinger, both of Indiana, Thomas Dellinger, Texas, and George Dellinger, Missouri; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
A brother, Eugene Dellinger, and a grandson are deceased.
Funeral service are schedule 7 p.m. Tuesday in Galbreaith Pickard Funeral Chapel. Friends may call 6-8 p.m. today in the funeral home." In February 2003 at
Texas.