Born in Springfield, NJ, he and his wife, Pat, raised their family in South Plainfield, NJ, until retiring in Toms River in 2008.
Before retiring,
Mr. Powell was owner/operator of his family business, Powell Flooring Inc. He was also a decorated retired Plainfield fireman.
Mr. Powell was preceded in death by his great grandchild, Rhys Clinton Lovett.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia Lynn Powell (née Tuerff); his three children, William Powell, Jr. and his wife Kimberly; Sheryl
Brinkley and her husband Filmore; Karen DeFrancesco and her husband Vincent; 7 grandchildren, Ryan and Ashley Powell, Amy and Zack Lovett, Daniel Powell, Cory and Anne Brinkley, Marissa and Dalton Brown, Shannon and Jeff Jacovino, Justine Defrancesco; and his great grandchild Bennet James Jacovino.
Services will be held on Sunday, February 17, 2019 from 3:00 to 6:00 pm at Horizon Funeral & Cremation Services, 1329 Rt. 37 W, Toms River, NJ.
