VARGAS, Suzanne (Powell), age 48 of Hamilton, died Monday March 2, 2009 in the Middletown Atrium Medical Center. She was born in Hamilton, Ohio on March 11, 1960 the daughter of McClellan "Mack" and Mary Lou (Smith) Powell and was a 1979 graduate of Garfield High School.

Survivors include her husband Hector; two sons, Michael and Shane Yater; brothers and sisters, Fran (Robert) Adams, James E. Powell, Mimi (Jeffrey) Sullivan, Tammi Dearth, and Mack T. (Angie) Powell.

She was preceded in death by her parents. The family wishes to express their special thanks to Dr. Mary Ellen Gaeke, her assistant Kim Smith, and the Staff of Middletown Atrium Medical Center, for the excellent care they provided.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00am Thursday in the Zettler Funeral Home, 2646 Pleasant Ave. with Pastor Travis Smalley officiating, followed by burial in Greenwood cemetery. Visitation will be from 10-11:00am Thursday in the Funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society. Online register book at www.zettlerfuneralhome.com