Robert Howard Powell Jr., 60, 9028 Stokes Rd. Middlesex, NC died January 25, 2013 at the VA Medical Center Durham, NC. The funeral will be held Saturday at 2pm at Mary Grove Baptist Church 6202 Wiggins Mill Rd. Lucama, NC with Rev. R.L. Wooten officiating. Interment will follow in Mary Grove Church cemetery. Public viewing will be held Friday from 2-7 pm at the funeral home. Family and friends will assemble at the residence on Saturday at 1:00pm for the processional to the church. Professional and personal services are entrusted to EDWARDS FUNERAL HOME 805 E. Nash Street Wilson, NC. Condolences may be directed to edwardscares.com