LESLIE WILLIAM POWELL JR of South Boston, VA died September 22, 2017 at the age of 88. He was a second generation funeral director, co-owner and co-manager of the Powell Funeral Home. A graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, he served as president of the Virginia Funeral Directors Association from 1981 until 1982 and was a member and former president of the Virginia State Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers.