of Jonesboro, AR

November 3, 1927 - July 31, 2021

Mrs. Ellen McFarlin Powell Cox, 93, of Jonesboro reached her heavenly home on Saturday morning, July 31, 2021, at St Bernards Medical Center. She was one of seven children of Coy and Ruth (Ritchie) McFarlin She was born November 3, 1927, in Lake City. She was a member of the Refuge Assembly of God Church and the Pacesetters Sunday Class, and the Auxiliary St. Bernards Gift Shop,
Mrs. Cox is preceded in death by her parents; husband of sixteen years, Arthur Powell and her second husband of thirty years, Charles D. "Otto" Cox; son-in-law, Larry Jordan; siblings, G. C. McFarlin, Lucille McGlaughlin, Elmer "Sonny" McFarlin, Harold Lloyd McFarlin, Virginia Jaquess and Sue Felkins.
The light of her life was her children, Dewayne (Sandy) Powell, Linda Jordan, Danny (Debbie Stegall) Powell, Kenny (Susan) Cox, Donna (Joe) Ross, Annette (Ronnie) Lynn, Robin (Mark) Mouzy, and Dianne Cox Barnes. She was blessed with nineteen grandchildren, twenty-three great- grandchildren, and eight great-great-grandchildren. Several nieces and nephews that she loved dearly.
Graveside services will be held 11:30 am, Tuesday, August 3, 2021, at the Nettleton Cemetery with Reverend Mike Glover officiating. Visitation will precede services 10:00-11:00 am, Tuesday at Roller-Farmers Union Funeral Home, 1900 West Washington Avenue, Jonesboro, AR 72401.
For lasting memorials please consider Alzheimer's Association and the American Cancer Society.

Obituary Provided By:
Roller-Farmers Union Funeral Home
1900 West Washington Ave.
Jonesboro, AR  72401
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