Carolyn T. Powell

December 25, 1934 - January 19, 2018

Carolyn T. Powell passed away on January 19, 2018, she was 83 years old. She had a fondness for cats and a life-long love of reading. Carolyn grew up in Suffolk, Va as an only child of Carrie and Elvington Thompson and went to William & Mary for two years. She moved to East Paterson, NJ in 1955 and began a family of 4 daughters with husband Courtney Powell. In 1959 they moved to Piscataway. They joined the Unitarian Society and were members when the new East Brunswick church was built in 1964. She remained a member for the rest of her life. She divorced in 1974 and obtained a BA from Rutgers. She worked as an administrative assistant into the 1990s for a corporation and a doctor. She is survived by daughters Deborah, Karen, Lorraine and Catherine and grandchildren Ivan, Ben, Anna, Henry and William. A memorial service is planned for Saturday, February 17, 2018, 1:00 pm followed by reception in the Gathering Room at the Unitarian Society, A Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 176 Tices Lane, East Brunswick, NJ.