Steven Ross Powers, 51, of Athens, died Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008, at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville.

He was a native of Lincoln, Neb., and was a resident for most of his life of McMinn County. He was a member of East Athens Baptist Church, and was a former employee of Collins & Aikman Corporation. He was preceded in death by his mother-in-law, Shirley Elizabeth Adair Prescott, on Dec. 29, 2004; and one brother-in-law, Scott Alan Prescott, on March 18, 2003.

Survivors include his wife, Vicki Marie Prescott Powers of Athens; his parents, Donald and Reba Monroe Powers of Athens; one brother, Brett Powers of Athens; his father-in-law and his wife, Dale and Carolyn Prescott of Athens; two sisters-in-law and one spouse, Debbie McSpadden of Athens, and Cathy and Kenny Higgins of Riceville; special nieces and nephews and their spouses, Mandy and Dewayne Galyon, Jennifer and David Jackson, Zane and Chandler Prescott, Katie Powers and Holly Higgins; and one great-niece and great-nephew, Meredith and Derek Galyon.

Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Sunday at East Athens Baptist Church with the Rev. Pete Mullins officiating. Burial will follow in McMinn Memory Gardens.

The family will receive friends from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at the church.

Memorial contributions may be made to Heart Transplant Fund, St. Thomas Hospital, 4220 Harding Road, Nashville, TN 37205.

Those not able to attend may send condolences to mailto:condolences@laycock-hobbs.com