Verna Powell-Jensen Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Verna Powell-Jensen (Kankakee, Illinois), who passed away on November 13, 2022 at the age of 77. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Verna Powell-Jensen to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Claude Powell of Washington and Harriett Augusta Matthews Powell; her husband Roy Eugene Jensen; her brothers, James and Charles Powell; and her nieces, Veronica Quarles and Valerie Bates.
She is survived by: her sister Claudette Bates (Willie) of Las Vegas, NV; her cousins, Melva Guidry of Lithonia, GA, Doris Merkerson of Birmingham, AL and William James Merkerson of Macon, GA; her aunt Minnie Rogers; her son Darryl of Chicago, IL; her nieces and nephews, Janice Winfrey of Las Vegas, NV, Christina Bates of Las Vegas, NV, Aisha Powell of Chicago, IL, Willie Bates Jr. of Las Vegas, NV, Phelan Powell and Eric Powell of Las Vegas, NV; and her great-niece Marcy Koenig (Jason) of St. Anne, IL.
