Barbara Powell

SHELTON-Mrs. Barbara L. "Barb" (Clark)( Marxo) Powell, 47, of Shelton, passed away Early Sunday morning Dec. 18, 2011 from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. She was the wife of the late Christopher Powell. They were married Oct. 30, 2010

Barb was born in Derby, Mar. 31, 1964, a daughter of the late Albert R. and Catherine Clark and had been a resident of Shelton for the past 4 months formerly living in Ansonia. She had formerly been employed by Big Y Supermarkets and had a career as a professional Bartender, having worked at the Dutch Front Caf and Peggy Fenn's both in Naugatuck and most recently the the Brooklyn Caf in Waterbury.

Barb is survived by her children; two sons, Travis J. Marxo and his wife Charlotte and Micheil A. Marxo and his companion Ashley Groves all of Milford; a daughter Valerie L. Shults and her husband Ross of Kittery, ME.; one brother, Charles Clark, Sr. and his wife Sharon of Milford, MA.; 3 grandchildren, Bitty Hughey, IV, Dashiell Marxo and Rodney Shults. She was predeceased by a brother James Clark, Sr.

Joint funeral services for Barb and Chris will be held on Friday Dec. 23, 2011 at 10 am at the Alderson Funeral Home of Naugatuck, 201 Meadow St. (Rt. 63). Burial will follow in Mt. St. Peter's Cemetery, 219 New Haven Ave. (Rt. 34), Derby. Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday Dec. 22, 2011 from 4 to 8 p.m.