ROBERT LEE POWELL
Robert Lee Powell, 72, of Marion, S.C. died Friday, December 25, 2015 at Carolinas Hospital of Florence, surrounded by his loving family. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 30, at Richardson Funeral Home in Marion. Services will be held at a later date in Princeton, N.C.
Mr. Powell was born in Smithfield, N.C., a son of the late Robert Bruce Powell and Mildred Virginia Moore Powell. He is also predeceased by a brother, William Howard Powell. Mr. Powell was a retired millwright for Blumenthal Mills. He was a member of the Goldsboro High School Class of 1962, and an avid baseball, football and basketball player.
Surviving are his wife, Eileen S. Powell of the home in Marion, S.C.; sons, Sherman Sloan of Union County, N.C., and Scott Sloan of Marion, S.C.; daughters, Lisa Elaine Powell Tart of Benson, N.C. and Susan (Bobbi Sue) Powell of Greensboro, N.C.; brothers, Kenneth Bruce Powell (Venice Powell) of Vero Beach, Fla., and Jerry Wayne Powell (Kathy Powell) of Kenly, N.C.; sister, Barbara Powell Davis of Vero Beach, Fla.; six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, four nieces and two nephews.
An online register is available at RichardsonFH.net.
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Published in Obituaries on December 27, 2015 11:39 AM