Powers Cemetery

Duplin County, NC

Surveyed by Lillian and Pearl Houston April 2009




The following is a complete listing of the tombstones in the Powers Cemetery in Duplin County, NC.

Location from Wallace on NC #41 turn left on H C Powers (SR#1154) a couple of miles near Rockfish Pines MHP Line, turn left down a path cemetery is down a path about 3/10 mile on right

African American Cemetery



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    GPS Coordinates:
    34° 73202 N
    78° 02958 W


    The epitaphs are as follows:



    Miss Eunice Caroline Powers PHD Sept. 11, 1921 Aug. 30, 1992 Lorenzo B. Powers, Jr. July 5, 1920 Jan. 5, 1982 MOTHER Lois P. Lamb Oct. 27, 1923 Nov. 12, 2002 James R. Lamb Nov. 23, 1927 April 9, 1972 NORTH CAROLINA PFC 610 PORT CO. TC WORLD WAR II MM Unreadable Lorenzo B. Powers, Sr. Aug. 26, 1888 Jan. 4, 1945 Emma P. Wallace March 15, 1918 Feb. 25, 1994 Rev. Timothy A. Powers April 27, 1880 Aug. 14, 1965 Lucille P. Hobbs July 16, 1924 Aug. 25, 1965 Levester Hobbs, Sr. April 7, 1924 May 27, 1991 Timothy Power, Jr. Feb. 28, 1920 Jan. 6, 2006 PVT US ARMY WORLD WAR II Willie K. Wallace 1942---2001 MM Hattie P. DeVane March 26, 1920 June 29, 2004 Martha Caroline Alderman MM—Unreadable Beatrice P. Fennell Dec. 14, 1909 Feb. 3, 1993 Justus Powers Aug. 11, 1874 April 26, 1962 Same stone Irene Dec. 30, 1885 Feb. 17, 1969 Queen Esther Delaney Sept. 16, 1913 Feb. 14, 1981 Emma D. Powers Jan. 25, 1886 Dec. 20, 1960 Harding Coolidge Powers Dec. 21, 1921 Oct. 15, 2004 Same stone Anna N. Dec. 25, 1925 Feb. 22, 1985 Sevy W. Powers Wife of Laddie Powell Dec. 3, 1894 March 26, 1976 Venton T. Powers Aug. 10, 1890 Dec. 28, 1961 Edward Powers June 19, 1884 Jan. 6, 1963 Same stone Bertha April 15, 1900 Jan. 26, 1956 In Memory of Emma D. Powers Jan. 25, 1886 Dec. 20, 1960 Rev. T. A. Powers April 27, 1884 Aug. 1953 Berthaid Powers March 22, 1923 Feb. 10, 1999 FATHER & MOTHER Rev. I. M. Powers April 10, 1850 April 10, 1936 And His wife Caroline Tate June 10, 1854 Oct. 28, 1927 CAROLINE Wife of Isaac M. Powers June 10, 1854 Oct. 28, 1927 In Memory of S. K. Powers April 12, 1900 Oct. 4, age 19yrs. Lacey Justice Powers July 1, 1917 Dec. 29, 1955 CONNECTICUT CK2 USNR WORLD WAR II

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