WEBBarb Leona Powell 1940-2024. By: yumapioneer. On: April 26, 2024. In: Obituaries. Barbara Leona Powell passed away March 31, 2024, at the Washington County Nursing Home in Akron, Colorado. She was 84 years old. Barbara was born on March 11, 1940, in Yuma, Colorado to Harold and Gertrude (Hodgkins) Aagesen. She was the third of four children.