Florence, SC–Dr. Robert Earl Powers, age 69, entered into rest on Friday, December 29, 2017. A Celebration of Life Service will be 2:00 PM Tuesday, January 2, 2018 from the Chapel of Norton Funeral Home of Hartsville, 1414 W Carolina Ave, Hartsville, SC by Charles Roscoe and Brent Taylor. The family will receive friends following the service and at other times at the home of Thomas and Beth Powers, 1753 Birch Drive, Hartsville, SC. The burial service for Dr. Robert Earl Powers will be held at 1:00 PM Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at the Florence National Cemetery with military honors.
Dr. Powers was born December 21, 1948 in Dillon, SC a son of the late James Carson and Dorothy Tyler Powers. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Vietnam War and a graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic. Dr. Powers founded the Powers Chiropractic Center in Georgetown, SC and practiced for over 40 years until his retirement in 2009. He enjoyed bowling, hunting, riding his motorcycle and dancing.
In addition to his parents, Robert was also preceded in death by his beloved wife, Julie Kay Johnson Powers.
Survivors include his children, Andrew “Andy” James Powers of Hershey, PA, Joshua “Josh” James Powers of Summerville, SC, and Thomas James (Beth) Powers of Hartsville, SC; 2 granddaughters, Zoe Powers and Leah Powers; and 2 sisters, Frances Powers Campbell of Dillon, SC, and Bonnie Powers Mills of Moncks Corner, SC.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorials be made to Agape Hospice, 115 N 5th St, Hartsville, SC 29550.
Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral Home (www.mrcfuneralhome.com) of Chesterfield, SC and Norton Funeral Home (www.nortonfh.net) of Hartsville, SC is serving the Powers family.