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Luana Grace Powell was born on August 19, 1961, in Bisbee, Arizona to William and Betty Powell. She grew up and went to school in Tucson, Arizona graduated from Palo Verde High School with the class of 1979. After high school, Luana attended the University of Arizona graduating in 1985 with a degree in Home Economics.
After graduation, Luana joined the Peace Corp and subsequently spent three years in the Philippines training teachers to work with hearing impaired and special needs children. While there, she also was Project Manager for the building of a school.
Returning from the Philippines, Luana continued her education at Lewis and Clark University where she obtained her PhD in Master of Education in 1991.
Luana returned to Tucson after graduation and became an itinerant teacher working with hearing impaired children in affiliation with the Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind and Tucson Unified School District.
Upon retiring, Luana moved to Buffalo, Wyoming.
Luana was an artist and spent a great deal of time drawing, painting, and crafting. She entered a couple of her creations in the county fair and won ribbons she was so proud of!
Luana is survived by three sisters, Laura Buck (Harold), Robin Burkhart, and Valerie Ferguson (Gregg) all of Tucson, Arizona; one brother David Powell (Kyle) of Portal, Arizona; nieces, Jessica Ford (Mike) of Gilbert, Arizona, Gina Burkhart of Tucson, Renee Penton (Kevin) of Antioch, California, Kaitlyn Mazoyer (Matt) of Tucson, Arizona and Taylor Burgin (Parker) of Palm Bay, Florida; nephews Justin Davis (Vanessa) also of Tucson and Brandon McClure (Tiffany) of Buckeye, Arizona; and a special friend Marti Warren of Buffalo.
She was preceded in death by her mother (Betty), father and stepmother, Nancy Powell and one brother William G. Powell Jr.
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Valerie Ferguson
August 10, 2025
The best sister and friend in the whole world. Will miss her forever. I loved our conversations.
Debbie Walker
August 9, 2025
What a beautiful soul Luana is/was. We have had a 20 year journey as friends and I greatly appreciated her humor, her insight, her life stories, and her vision. I can still hear her laugh and feel the warmth she shared with her friends. I will always carry our friendship in my heart. `til we meet again my friend.
Love you always,
Debbie
Kristin E. Mann
July 29, 2025
I'm terribly sad to learn of Luanna's sudden passing. I loved her so much! What a personality! She was so intelligent and funny! I worked with her in Prescott Valley, Arizona and was blown away by her skills, talents and humor. When I retired from education last year, she sent me the most loving and amazing send off. I will always love Dr. Luanna G. Powell. Forever and ever.
Phyllis Puckett
July 27, 2025
The loss of Luana Powell is tragic, her talent with sign language had an impact on so many! She was a very sincere lady who helped so many people learning sign language to become proficient! She will be greatly missed!
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mindy kendall
July 26, 2025
We are so sad to hear of Luanna's passing. She was our sign language teacher, in Buffalo, Wy. She was always happy and a great lady to be around. Our condolences to the family. You will be in our hearts and prayers.
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