Born in Thomas County, Georgia, August 23,1908, she was the eighth child of

William F Cochran, and Donia Franklin Cochran. All siblings preceded her in death.

Graduating from the public schools of Boston, Ga. she entered and graduated from a

Business College in Thomasville and, in 1928, married Caldwell Swain Waters of Savannah. They lived in Savannah, Portland OR, Natchez MS, and Bainbridge. Her

Two children were born in Natchez, attending the Carpenter Elementary Schools. In

Natchez, Mrs. Waters, as a member of the Pilgrimage Garden Club, was a tour guide for the annual Natchez Pilgrimage, a member of First Baptist Church, and the Natchez Bridge Club.

Moving to Bainbridge in 1946, Mrs. Waters assisted her husband in the management of three businesses: a produce market, restaurant, and doughnut company. They were members of First Baptist Church and, in 1948, built a house designed by Mrs. Waters.

In 1967, Mrs. Waters married W. G. Powell, Jr. of Cyrene and Bainbridge and they enjoyed life together until his death in 1995. Shortly afterward, Mrs. Powell moved to Dothan, Al, to live with her daughter.

Throughout her life, Mrs. Powell was interested in music, gardening, and fashion. In Dothan, she inspired her daughter to re-develop her gardens, playing an active role in that endeavor. While no longer a local garden club member, she became a Life Member of the National Home Garden Club.

Mrs. Powell is survived by her son John C. Waters (Charlotte), Athens, Ga; her daughter Donia Waters Isley, Dothan, AL; Her grandson John Greg Isley (Linda), Dothan, AL; a great-grandson Gregory Isley (Ashlee), Clovis, NM, and a great-great grand-daughter Savanna Isley, Clovis, NM

There will be a graveside service and interment at Oak City Cemetery, Bainbridge, GA Thursday, May 1 at 2pm. The Reverend Bill Frank, Wiregrass Hospice Chaplain, will

Officiate. Ward Wilson Funeral Home, Dothan AL., is in charge of arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the following: Riverside Arts Fests, Inc., P. O. Box 751, Bainbridge, GA 39818 or Save-A-Pet Foundation, 29 Jerry Drive, Dothan AL 36303.