Ashlyn Victoria Powers Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Ashlyn Victoria Powers, 11, passed away on April 1, 2019 at Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born on September 12, 2007 to Keith and Daun (Busse) Powers. Ashlyn was a gift to her family from the start. She loved music, listening to her big sister sing, spending time with her parents and family, challenging her nurses and caregivers, spending time outside, and riding the bus to school. She attended Knox Community Elementary school, even though she was a Bluejay at heart, and enjoyed being with her teachers, classmates, and friends. In her short eleven years, Ashlyn’s impact on others was tremendous and she was an inspiration to so many. Her fighting spirit was like no other. She defied the odds and provided those who knew her the opportunity to view the world in a better light. Ashlyn’s smile was beautiful and her laughter contagious. She will be greatly missed but her memory will live on forever in our hearts. Surviving are her parents Keith and Daun Powers, big sister Lauren Powers, maternal grandmother Aline Busse, paternal grandfather Ronald Powers, and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and extended family. She was preceded in death by paternal grandmother Judith Powers, maternal grandfather Marvin Busse, her aunt Sharon Powers, her uncle Steven Powers and numerous extended family members. Anyone wishing to contribute to the Cheryl Lyn Welter Charitable Foundation in Ashlyn’s name may do so by check made to: The Cheryl Lyn Welter Charitable Foundation P.O. Box 195, Knox, IN 46534; or at www.cherylskidsfund.org; or by texting CHERYL to 71777.

Ashlyn Victoria Powers

September 12, 2007 - April 1, 2019