Ashley Natasha Powell was a loving and loyal mother, wife, sister, daughter, aunt, and friend. She left this world on April 4th, 2023 at her home in Clinton, Missouri. She was surrounded by family after a long, hard fought battle against brain cancer.
She was born to Neal and Gloria Miller on August 25, 1986 in St. Joseph, MO. Raised in Clinton, MO Ashley graduated from Clinton High School and met the love of her life Travis while working on and completing her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Central Missouri. Together Travis and Ashley had 3 beautiful boys, Graham (11), Lincoln (6), and Sullivan (2).
Ashley lived for her children. She was fiercely protective of those she cared about and loved spending time with her family in small intimate gatherings. Ashley was extremely passionate about her work as the Deputy Director of Revenue for Compass Health and adored her work family, the Dream Team. Ashley was very competitive and loved playing games late into the night. She also loved to travel with family. Family meant everything to her.
She leaves behind her husband Travis Powell, children Graham, Lincoln, and Sullivan Powell, father Neal (Janet) Miller, mother Gloria (Donni) Miller, sister Kristin (AJ) Huttenlocker; nieces Rowan, Ridley and Alba Huttenlocker, brothers Aadin (Abby) Miller and Kieran (Mikayla) Kuck; nephew Henry Kuck, and maternal grandfather George Given. Ashley is preceded in death by her maternal grandmother Irma Given and Paternal Grandmother Joyce Miller, and her paternal Grandfather Gilbert “Rex” Miller.
Funeral services were held April 8, 2023 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Clinton with Rev. David Mills and Father Jim Taranto officiating. Special music included “Holes in the Floor of Heaven, When I Get Where I’m Going and If You Get There Before I Do.” The casket bearers were Wes Hilton, AJ Huttenlocker, Kieran Kuck, Jeremy Mertz, Joe Applegate and Aadin Miller. Jim Powell, Neal Miller, George Given and Robert Wolfe were honorary bearers. Interment was in Englewood Cemetery, Clinton, MO.
Services were under the direction of Vansant-Mills Funeral Home of Clinton, MO.
