{"id":347,"date":"2011-03-18T00:05:59","date_gmt":"2011-03-18T05:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unitymortuary.com\/obits\/?p=347"},"modified":"2011-03-18T08:42:04","modified_gmt":"2011-03-18T13:42:04","slug":"william-v-powell-jr-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/unitymortuary.com\/obits\/?p=347","title":{"rendered":"William V. Powell, Jr. (In Memory)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In loving Memory of<br \/>\nWilliam Vernon Powell, Jr.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sunrise,\u00a0 June 29, 1930\u00a0\u2666 Sunset, March 18, 2009<\/p>\n<p>William V. Powell, Jr., was a remarkable man. \u00a0He led a life filled with spirituality, generosity, family and friends. \u00a0He touched numerous lives through countless altruistic acts and exemplified strength, commitment, and perseverance. \u00a0He wore many hats as a trailblazer for his community, yet his most prized role was patriarch of the Powell family. \u00a0As a husband, father and grandfather, he impacted on our lives immeasurably.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/unitymortuary.com\/obits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/William-V.-Powell-Jr.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-349\" title=\"William V. Powell, Jr\" src=\"http:\/\/unitymortuary.com\/obits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/William-V.-Powell-Jr-256x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/unitymortuary.com\/obits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/William-V.-Powell-Jr-256x300.jpg 256w, http:\/\/unitymortuary.com\/obits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/William-V.-Powell-Jr-876x1024.jpg 876w, http:\/\/unitymortuary.com\/obits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/William-V.-Powell-Jr.jpg 1433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/a>We miss your soulful eyes, warm embraces, and kind words. \u00a0You gently guided us away from adversity and offered encouragement when life presented obstacles. \u00a0You provided comfort and wisdom and sacrificed for the prosperity of our family. \u00a0You felt that the adoration of our family is what made you a rich man, but it was your love that kept our cup of blessings overflowing. \u00a0As we commemorate the day of your home-going, we celebrate by remembering a lifetime of memories that flood our hearts. \u00a0We love you and will continue to honor your legacy until we meet again in the presence our heavenly father. Amen<\/p>\n<p>The Powell Family<\/p>\n<p>Lula, Alwyn, Thandi, Sibongile and Lorato<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"http:\/\/unitymortuary.com\/obits\/?p=347\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/unitymortuary.com\/obits\/wp-content\/plugins\/thumbnail-for-excerpts\/tfe_no_thumb.png\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image tfe\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><p>In loving Memory of William Vernon Powell, Jr. Sunrise,\u00a0 June 29, 1930\u00a0\u2666 Sunset, March 18, 2009 William V. Powell, Jr., was a remarkable man. \u00a0He led a life filled with spirituality, generosity, family and friends. \u00a0He touched numerous lives through countless altruistic acts and exemplified strength, commitment, and perseverance. \u00a0He wore many hats as a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/unitymortuary.com\/obits\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/unitymortuary.com\/obits\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/unitymortuary.com\/obits\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/unitymortuary.com\/obits\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/unitymortuary.com\/obits\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=347"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/unitymortuary.com\/obits\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":361,"href":"http:\/\/unitymortuary.com\/obits\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347\/revisions\/361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/unitymortuary.com\/obits\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/unitymortuary.com\/obits\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/unitymortuary.com\/obits\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}