Riley Ashley Powell, III

June 30, 2021 Columbus County News Obituaries Comments Off on Riley Ashley Powell, III

1959 – 2021

Mr. Riley Ashley Powell, III 62, of Whiteville, passed on June 23, 2021 in Columbus Regional Healthcare. He was born April 3, 1959 in Pensacola, FL, the son of the late Riley Ashley Powell, Jr. and Joyce Tyner Powell. He was preceded in death by his wife, Katherine L. Powell.

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