03/15/1930 – 07/29/2023
Kingstree
Funeral Services
Funeral services will be held 11 AM Monday, July 31, 2023, at Sandy Bay Pentecostal Holiness Church, with burial to follow at Sandy Bay Cemetery.
Visitation
Miss Kat’s family will receive friends at the church beginning at 10 AM just prior to the service.
Memorials
Memorials may be made to Sandy Bay Pentecostal Holiness Church, 188 Delos Road, Kingstree, SC 29556.
Mrs. Katherine “Kat” Knight Powell, 93, wife of the late Hartley Leland “Junior” Powell, Sr., died Saturday, July 29, 2023, at her home in the Sandy Bay Community of Kingstree, SC, surrounded by her family.
“Miss Kat” was born March 15, 1930, in Florence County, a daughter of the late Ralph Decatur Knight and Louise Jordan Knight. She was a devoted homemaker who cherished her family, her church, and her community. She enjoyed cooking for all of them and was well known for her chicken and dumplings and her biscuits. She was a wonderful mother and an exceptional grandmother.
Surviving Mrs. Powell are: her daughter, June (Julian) Holliday; sons, H. Leland Powell, Jr. and Tommy W. (Terry) Powell, all of Kingstree; 10 grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren; and 2 sisters, Ina Blake of Salters, SC and Anita Haynes of Anderson, SC.. In addition to her parents and her husband of 56 years, Junior, Miss Kat was preceded in death by: her son Neil Powell; daughter-in-law Sandy Powell; great granddaughter, Katelyn Powell; brothers, Sam Knight, Donald Knight, and Glenn Knight; sisters, Geneva Smith, Gertrude Thompson, and Mattie Sue Kennedy.
Funeral services will be held 11 AM Monday, July 31, 2023, at Sandy Bay Pentecostal Holiness Church, with burial to follow at Sandy Bay Cemetery. Miss Kat’s family will receive friends at the church beginning at 10 AM just prior to the service.
Memorials may be made to Sandy Bay Pentecostal Holiness Church, 188 Delos Road, Kingstree, SC 29556.
Online condolences can be left for the family at www.williamsburgfuneralhome.com
Our thoughts and prayers are with each of you. Mrs. Kat was a sweet lady.
June and family,
Jim and I are sad to learn of your mothers passing. Saying goodbye to a mother is one of the most difficult things ever. We will be thinking of you all tomorrow and during the days of transition that lie ahead.
We send our sympathy, love, and prayers—Rosa Cherry
My thoughts are with the family. She fed my son many a meal with her grandson David. She will be sorely missed.
Sorry for your loss. She was a wonderful woman.
Prayers of comfort and peace.
My condolences to the family.
So sorry to here this. Ms. Kat was a very nice lady. Prayers for her family.
My grandmother was her sister. One memory I have of Aunt Kat…
I remember when Papa passed away and we got there, her sisters were all standing around Granny, rubbing her arm, talking, trying to comfort and protect her. They were all shocked and distressed but their instinct kicked in and they closed ranks around. Just one memory I have of Aunt Kat…prayers and peace for the family.
So sorry to hear of your loss. Condolences and prayers to the family.
MS Kat was All Our Mom’s and Granny’s in Sandy Bay !
Granny Kat had little to no
Guild about her !
Cemeterys are usually the Richs place where dreams wernt lived but Granny Kat has Well Spent Her Love for Everyone who has the Pleasure to Loved By Her ”
So Poured out all Her Love on Us to go to be with The One You Loves Granny and Us Perfectly !!! Love Well!!
So sad to see Ms Kat passed. I will always look at her front porch and remember visiting with her there. She was such a genuine sweet hearted lady. She will be missed by so many.
My prayers are with all the family and loved ones.
June,
I am so sorry to hear about your mother. I remember we talked about her in the past. Sending you prayers.
Eileen Thompson Maness