Joseph R. Powers, 86, husband of the late Eula Mae Holton Powers, died Saturday, October 28, 2017, at his home.
Born June 12, 1931, in Greensboro, NC, he was a son of the late Eli Franklin Powers and the late Mary Lula Hussey Powers. He was a retired truck driver. He was of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include three children, Joyce Marilyn Hodge (Clarence) of Sumter, Freddie Holton (Betty) of Belvedere, and Mary Blalock of NC; 10 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, Larry; and siblings, Carene, Colleen, Ruth, Randall, John, and Robert.
Funeral services will be held at 3 P.M. Tuesday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with Pastor Wayne McElveen officiating. A graveside service with military honors will be held at 2 P.M. Wednesday in the Pine Mountain Church cemetery in Bennett, NC.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 P.M. Tuesday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home of his daughter.
Memorials may be made to Providence Baptist Church, 2445 Old Manning Rd., Sumter, SC 29150.
Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements
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