Richard M Powell

Jamestown, NC Richard Monroe Powell, born on February 13, 1941 in Laurinburg, North Carolina, was the son of the late Oscar Richard Powell and Ada Mahalia Faulk Powell. He graduated from Laurinburg High School in 1959; attended N. C. State University for one semester; and earned degrees in Chemistry and Physical Education from Pembroke State College (University of North Carolina at Pembroke) in 1964. He spent the first part of his career in textile dyeing with Springs Mills in Maxton, North Carolina. In 1971, he was promoted to the head of the dyeing division at Springs Mills' Research and Development in Fort Mill, South Carolina. In 1974, he took a position in management in the Abbott Laboratories hospital products plant in Laurinburg and remained there until his retirement in 1992. He was recently inducted into the Athletics Halls of Fame at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke for baseball. Above any accomplishments or accolades acquired, he desired to honor God and through his daily walk on earth, he displayed the grace of Christ to all he encountered. He was a man of great integrity and loved unconditionally. He has left his family with a legacy of deep faith and unwavering trust in Christ. Richard passed away on October 29, 2024 surrounded by the family he adored. Survivors are his wife of almost 61 years, Annette Shelley Powell; daughters, Tracy P. McRae and Cameron P. Reinbold; sons-in-law Daniel P. McRae and Steven A. Reinbold; and his beloved granddaughters, Bailey A. McRae, Shelley T. McRae, and Lillian M. McRae. Funeral services will be held at Goldfinch Funeral Home in Conway, South Carolina at 2:30 PM Saturday, November 2, 2024. Visitation will precede this service, beginning at 1:00 PM. The entombment committal will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery Open Air Chapel. Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Please sign the online guest register at www.goldfinchfuneralhome.com Goldfinch Funeral Home, Conway Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Richard M. Powell please visit our Sympathy Store.

Richard M Powell

February 13, 1941 - October 29, 2024