POWELL — Sterling, 80; born Nov. 21, 1940, Mount Pleasant, Michigan; died Jan. 3, 2021, Walla Walla, Washington. Surviving: surviving wife, Willadeen; sons, Lee Powell, Cincinnati, Ohio; Chris Powell, St. Louis, Missouri; stepson, Daryl Oster; daughter, Laura Powell Brown, Charlotte, North Carolina; stepdaughter, Sheri Oster, College Place, Washington; brother, Dan Powell, Grand Rapids, Michigan; sister, Beverly Powell DeGeer, Mount Pleasant; 7 grandchildren, 4 step-grandchildren and a great-grandchild.