Earl "Gene" Powers, 81, Kansas City, Missouri, died Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospice, Kansas City, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 13, 2015 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville with visitation from 1:00-2:00. Burial will be in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Adrian, Missouri. Memorial contributions may be made to Saint Luke's Hospice, 3516 Summit Street, Kansas City, MO 64111.

Gene was born April 2, 1933 in Norris, Missouri, the son of Alva and Leona (Hopkins) Powers. He married Vickki Terry on December 6, 1985. Gene was a U. S. Army veteran. He was a meter reader for the Missouri Public Service (now KCP&L). Gene loved helping his neighbors and spending time spoiling his grandkids.

Gene was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Anna Mae Crooks. He is survived by his wife, Vickki, of the home; one son, Jerry Powers, Blue Springs, Missouri; one daughter, Vickki Jo Powers-Beemer (Brad), Kansas City, Missouri; three sisters, Ruth Childers, Betty Bigler (Henry), Doris Fields (Elmer), all of Clinton, Missouri; four grandchildren, Jessie, Bailey, Kane and Logan; several nieces and nephews.