Graveside services will be held at 1:00 P.M., Saturday, February 12, 2022, at Champ Waters Cemetery, 191 Twin Church Road, Montezuma, Georgia.
Please be mindful that we will adhere to all government recommendations and mandates at all services at this time. We are limiting graveside seating to no more than 10 with masks being strongly encouraged. Other masked attendees are welcomed but will be expected to practice social distancing.
Graveside services, including burials, are likely to be held on ground that is uneven, which is out of the control of Oglethorpe Funeral Chapel, Inc. We ask that you take this into consideration when choosing footwear, such as shoes with high, thin heels. Please be advised that Oglethorpe Funeral Chapel, Inc. will not be held responsible for injuries at a grave site because of this.
Willie Powell Jr. was born in Montezuma, Georgia on April 6, 1957 to Mary Etta Drumwright Powell and the late Willie Powell Sr. He was educated in the public school system of Macon County. Throughout the years he worked as a construction worker in the Atlanta area. Bo Dilly, as he was known by everyone, loved to dance, listen to music, and just have a good time. His memories will forever dance in the hearts of his family and friends.
He leaves to cherish his memories to his mother Mary Etta Powell, Orlando, Florida; three sisters Burnette McDonald (Charlie), Montezuma, Georgia, Elizabeth Drumwright, Orlando, Florida Deloise Clark (Jeffery), Oglethorpe, Georgia, nieces and nephews Anthony Owens, Lenorris Drumwright, Shantavia Powell, Rev. Charles McDonald, Angela McDonald, and Tara Crosby; aunts and uncle Louise Baldwin, Oglethorpe, Georgia, Eddie Will Jones, Marshallville, Georgia, Lena Chandler, Orlando, Florida; a host of other relatives and friends including a devoted friend Sherri Hillman.