The late James Edward Powell Jr. (Manny) was born December 19, 1953, in Cincinnati, Ohio to James Edward Powell Sr. and Mazie Powell. James departed this life on June 25, 2020.
James was united in holy matrimony to Doretha Jeter (Powell) on August 18, 1979. They became a loving family with three children, Stephanie Powell, Adriane Powell, and Kevin Powell.
James grew up in Walnut Hills. He was a cub scout. He also loved baseball and football. He played for the BA Cougars baseball team. Manny graduated from Withrow High School in 1971. After graduation, he worked for CG&E company until he went to the army for 4 years. He then returned to CG&E. Then years later he went to work at United States Postal Service where he eventually retired in December 2018.
In his past time, he enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. He enjoyed hosting barbecues, card parties, and attending Reds and Bengals games. He also enjoyed riding motorcycles with his brother and spending time with family and friends vacationing. Manny was very spiritual and had been working on his relationship with God prior to his departure.
He was proceeded in death by his sister Dorothy Blackmon, mother Mazie Powell, and father James Powell Sr. He leaves behind his three children Stephanie, Adriane, and Kevin Powell. He also has seven grandchildren Ayanna Parker, David Parker, Dayne Johnson, Tahj Trotter, Kameron Brown, Jayda Powell, and Joshua Patterson. He is survived by his brother Charles Powell and his nieces Margie Eves(Joseph) and Genevieve Corbin (Scott ) along with his uncle Benjamin Leath and several cousins and friends.
Visitation is from 11:00 am until 12:00 pm on Friday, July 10, 2020 at the Walker Funeral Home - Mt. Healthy Chapel, 7272 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati (45231). The funeral service will immediately follow the visitation beginning at 12:00 pm.
Internment will take place at Dayton National Cemetery.
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