Miles Powell, Jr

On June 5, 2016, Miles Powell Jr. joined his beloved wife Mary Jeanne (Parker) Powell in heaven. Son of the late Miles Powell Sr. and Grace Darling (Taylor) Powell, he was born and raised in Mount Holly, NJ where he was blessed to meet and marry his high school sweetheart, Mary Jeanne; they were together over 68 years. Known to many as the “Master of Ceremonies”, Miles ingratiated himself into the hearts of friends, their families, and business associates forging friendships that lasted a lifetime. He is survived by his devoted daughters and their families: Phyllis Jeanne (Powell, Wilson) & Marc Bernstein & children Lisa Jeanne Wilson & her twin boys Aiden & Wilson Valentine; James Miles Wilson; Kimberlee (Powell) & Patrick Taylor; and Kristin (Powell) and Scott Mahoney and their children, Keith, Christopher, and Kimberlee Jeanne. Miles was brother to Alfred and Barbara (Powell, Wetherill) and uncle to Fred’s children; Brian, Leigh, & Miles II and to Barbie’s children; Thomas, Timothy, and Todd. He was brother-in-law to the late Melvin and Barbara (Bobbie) Parker and uncle to their children, Sydney, Byron, Melissa, and Mark. He was also brother-in-law to Lois and James Logan and uncle to their children, James III, Tera, Michael, Ross, and Holly. Miles followed in his Dad "Pappy's” footsteps to become a successful businessman and excellent golfer. He was honored to be a member of the Army Air Force Golf team during his service and went on to play for four years on the Varsity golf team at the University of Delaware. He earned his degree in Chemical Engineering and began his sales career working for Dupont in the teflon* years and went on to earn a place in history in the Plastics industry as mentioned in the Who's Who of the Plastics Pioneers Association. Miles believed in honoring and giving back to his family and loved ones and to the institutions that forged his success. He established a fully endowed Miles Powell scholarship at the University of Delaware for an athlete who majored in engineering and was in turn honored with a place on the Schools Wall of Fame for this donation. In addition, he and Jeanne honored her brother with the Melvin Parker Award Scholarship at Rancocas Valley and Pappy with the creation of the Pappy Award at Pemberton High School. From membership in “The Nifty Guys Club” to Vice-President of; Chemplast, Norton and Chemfab, to President of The Society of the Plastics Industry, Miles was a remarkable salesman, host, and storyteller. Larger than life, caring and giving, full of personality and joie de vivre! Miles left indelible impressions on everyone in his path as honest and dependable, and it was his honor to extend his arms to encompass all his nieces and nephews and the children of his extended family of friends as a surrogate father, role model and mentor. He will be dearly missed. Miles Powell Jr. will be laid to rest on Friday, June 24, 2016. Friends may visit with the family from 10-11AM a service will follow at 11:00 AM at the Perinchief Chapels, 438 High ST., Mount Holly. Interment in the Mount Holly Cemetery at 12:15 PM Followed by reception at Burlington Country Club Burrs Road, Mount Holly.

Miles Powell, Jr

June 27, 1926 - June 5, 2016