Mrs. Dorothy Nell Powe

March 19, 1943 - September 6, 2020

Dorothy Nell Powe was born on March 19, 1943 in Sheffield, Alabama to Ollie Underwood and Mildred Crittenton. She passed away on Sunday, September 19, 2020 at the age of 77 years. In 1963 Dorothy relocated to Saginaw, Michigan. She worked several jobs, including Target and Kroger, but she was mainly known from Macy’s Department Store in Fashion Square Mall. Mrs. Powe was the lovely person working in the Fashion Fair Cosmetic Department at Macy’s for many years until she retired. Dorothy married Joseph Powe, and from this union one son was born, Terry Collins Powe. Mrs. Dorothy Nell leaves to cherish her memory, her husband, Joseph W. Powe; son, Terry C. Powe of Alexandria, LA; four brothers, James (Velma) of Elizabethtown, NC, Connie (Pamela) of San Francisco, CA, Willie (Karol) of Detroit, MI, Odell (Phyllis) of Saginaw, MI; four sisters, Cleo (Bernie) of LaPuente, CA, Truthia (Sam) of Saginaw, MI, Elizabeth of Hermitage, TN and Bertha of Saginaw, MI; sisters-in-law, Leanna Niles of Akron, OH and Bertha Powe of Washington, DC; bothers-in-law, Norris Lee (Lola) of Saginaw, MI and John E. (Barbara) of Akron, OH; many loving nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Mrs. Powe was preceded in death by her parents, Ollie Underwood and Mildred Crittenton and grandparents who raised her. The family would like to express special thanks to Angela Powe and Billie Powe, Visiting Nurses-Hospice Association, Barbara Powe, Callie Mae Taylor, Rosa Lee Jones, Bertha Powe and special thanks to Evans & Browne’s Funeral Home for their kindness and professionalism. Visitation will take place from 2:00 until 6:00 p.m. Thursday, September 17, 2020, at Evans & Browne's Funeral Home, 441 N. Jefferson Ave., Saginaw, MI 48607. A private funeral will be held. Pastor Willie R. Hill will officiate with interment in Roselawn Memorial Garden, 950 North Center Road, Saginaw, Michigan 48603.