Janie Walker Powell (Walker) Obituary (1936

Janie Walker Powell passed away on December 4, 2021 in Granbury, Texas. She was 85 years old. Janie was born on June 6, 1936, in Leonard, TX to parents Jack Pearce Walker and Elva Jo Lorance Walker. She spent her early years in East Texas, and later the family moved to the Dallas area. Janie graduated from W.H. Adamson High School in 1954. She married the love of her life, James Richard Powell, on April 15, 1956. Janie and James were married for 57 years until his passing in 2013. The couple shared many adventures together. They loved to travel, and both became private pilots in 1973. Their shared love of flying took them on many fun excursions to visit family or fun recreational places. When they weren't traversing the country either via their small aircraft or pulling the hi-lo camper trailer, they were raising two daughters and active in the community. Janie was an avid reader and passed that love of reading to her two daughters, Jodi and Jamie. She was also very involved in Girl Scouts while the girls were growing up and served as a Girl Scout Leader for many years. Janie remained very close to her two best friends from her school days - Peggy McClanahan and Frances Rasmussen (who both passed in late 2019). Recently, they participated in frequent lunch outings with other friends from Adamson to keep in touch and their friendships kindled. Her faith was important to her, and Janie and James were members of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Dallas for many years. She was also a cat lover and cherished her two beloved kitties, Edith and Tootsie. After living over 50 years in the Lake Highlands area of Dallas, Janie moved to the Waterview Independent Living Community of Granbury, TX in 2017 and started a new chapter of her life where she met new friends and enjoyed local excursions and other activities. Janie is preceded in death by her parents, her brothers Jack Walker and Thomas Joe Walker, and her nephew Thomas Michael Walker. Janie is survived by her daughters Jodi Kathleen Bird and husband Ron Bird, and Jamie Powell Sheppard and husband Kevin Sheppard. Also, by her sisters-in-law Mary Walker and Grace Mommaerts. Nieces Mary Kay Elliott and Angela Weston. Nephews David Walker, David Weston, Jack Walker Jr., Bo Walker, and Will Weston. As well as many other extended family and cherished friends. She was very much loved by her family and will be greatly missed, but forever remembered.