James Willard Powell

August 27, 1936 - August 3, 2016

James Willard Powell, 79, of Hawkinsville, Ga. passed away Wednesday, August 3, 2016 in the Coliseum Medical Center in Macon, Ga. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 6, 2016 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Kathleen, Ga. with Father Eric Filmer officiating. Burial will be in Georgia Veterans Cemetery in Milledgeville, Ga. at 2:30 p.m. Monday, August 8, 2016. James was a native of Crecy, Texas and a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Kathleen, Ga. He was an Army Veteran having served 21 years before retiring as a Sgt. First Class. Mr. Powell served during the Korean War and completed 2 tours in Vietnam. He was a member of the Disabled American Veterans and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Survivors include his wife, Erika Powell of Hawkinsville, Ga.; sons, Danny W. Powell (Denise) of Hawkinsville, Ga. and Rodney Powell of Holly Springs, North Carolina; sisters, Wanda Jo Carr of Texas and Nora Jane Walters of Texas; 7 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be Friday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Clark Funeral Home chapel. Flowers will be accepted or donations may be made to the Hawkinsville VFW Post 6077. Clark Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Please sign the online register at www.clarkfuneralhawkinsville.com