Spencer M. Powell

POWELL, Spencer M., 82, husband of the late Connie Dickerson Powell and the late Anna Ruth Powell, and a resident of Onancock, Va., passed away Tuesday, August 26, 2008, at Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, Va. A native of Victoria, Va., he was the son of the late Clarence Clifton Powell and the late Minnie Pearl Elmore Powell. He was formerly a partner in C.C. Powell & Sons Inc. and superintendent of public works for the Town of Victoria. He was a member of Victoria Baptist Church and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Mr. Powell is survived by his daughter, Beverly Powell Leatherbury and her husband, Dixon, of Machipongo, Va.; four stepchildren, Scott McLaughlin of Chase City, Va., Steve McLaughlin and Mary Pat Johnson, both of Victoria, and Larry Powell of Richmond, Va.; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services with military honors will be conducted Friday, August 29, 2008, at 3 p.m. from the graveside of Lakeview Cemetery in Victoria with Rev. Stanley Hare officiating. A viewing will be held Thursday afternoon from 7 to 8:30 p.m. and Friday afternoon from 12 to 1 p.m. at the Staples Funeral Home, 2300 Nottoway Blvd., Victoria, Va. 23974. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Victoria Fire and Rescue, P.O. Box T, Victoria, Va. 23974, or to the Victoria Baptist Church, P.O. Box 911, Victoria, Va. 23974. Arrangements by Doughty Funeral Home, Exmore, Va., and Staples Funeral Home, Victoria, Va. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.doughtyfuneralhome.com.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.