Rowena (Powers) Livingston

Rowena Powers Livingston, age 74, resident of Holmdel, New Jersey, native of the Somerville Community and wife of Donald "Don" Livingston, departed this life Monday, September 15, 2014 at her residence.

Memorial Services for Mrs. Livingston were conducted at 4 P.M. Saturday, October 11th at the Peebles Main Funeral Chapel in Somerville with visitation two hours before services. Interment followed in the Somerville City Cemetery. Arrangements were provided by Peebles Fayette County Funeral Homes & Cremation Center - Main Chapel of Somerville.

Mrs. Livingston was born in Somerville on January 31, 1940. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Herschel Powers and Lois Powers. She and her two siblings, Regina and Rhett, attended Fayette County High School. She also had two half brothers, Robert and Rex, and a half sister, Elizabeth. Her parents and all of her brothers and sisters have predeceased her. After high school, Rowena attended the University of Tennessee and Western Kentucky and was a contestant in the 1958 Miss America Pageant. After college, she became a stewardess for Eastern Airlines and then a flight attendant for United Airlines, from which she retired in February 2002.

Mrs. Livingston was married in April of 1966 to USAF Capt. Donald Livingston at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. After her husband left active duty, he became a pilot for Pan Am and later United Airlines. They moved to New Jersey and lived in Holmdel for the last 42 years, where they raised three children, Darrell, Rhett, and Brooke.

Mrs. Livingston loved and fretted over her children and cherished and fussed over her six grandchildren. She was known for her gracious and outgoing personality, embodying that "Good Ole Southern Charm." Everyone was always welcome at "Club Livingston." No one can quite tell a story like Rowena could. Mrs. Livingston's special place was on the Outer Banks in North Carolina. Every summer, she would gather her clan at their house in Corolla, North Carolina for their annual family vacation. Each child, grandchild, and friend had a special place in her heart.

Rowena is survived by her husband, Donald Livingston; her son, Darrell Livingston (Debra Post) of Fair Haven, New Jersey, their two children, Natalie, 13, and David, 11; her son, Rhett Livingston (Jennifer) of Bluffton, South Carolina, their two children Ella, 5, and Grace, 18 months; and daughter, Brooke Visentini (Jacopo) of Chatham, New Jersey, and their children, Luca, 6, and Blake, 3.

The family requests that memorials be directed to Chef's Move! The John Besh Foundation , 201 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 114-302, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130.