George Kendall Powers, aka TaTa, He was born in Winchester on March 19, 1935 and departed life on November 1, 2022 surrounded by his family at his home in Winchester after battling a long illness that stole his memories and weakened his body, but strengthened his spirit. Even after a protracted battle with dementia, he kept his sense of humor and good nature. Some of his favorite memories were made at the Campus Grill in the 1950s where he earned the name TaTa in his teens. He has a long history of military service, he is veteran of the Vietnam War and was a Chief Petty officer in the United States Navy. He served a tour on board the US Intrepid. George was proud to be a Blue Angel and of his military service in the United States Air Force, where he was an aeronautics instructor. When he returned to Winchester from duty, he attended MTSU and earned a B.S. degree in electronics and mathematics. He had a longtime career with the Department of Defense as a quality engineer that took him all over the country and a military career that took him all over the world, but always called Winchester his home. Where he enjoyed drinking coffee, reading Time Magazine and sitting on his porch visiting with family. His wish was to age in a place, and he was able to do that. He is at peace. Special thank you to his niece Tressa Ford. He is preceded in death by his parents, George and Annie (Gann) Powers; siblings, Buddy, Jody, Glen, Don, Joyce, Nadine, Linda, Connie, June; wife, Barbara Carolyn Powers; two sons, Stephen Powers and Trevor Powers. He is survived by his daughters, Stephanie Powers, her children, Prairie Powers and her grandchildren, Phoenix Powers and Colton Lightfoot; daughter, Kendra (Pablo) Camacho-Alnarez, her children, Kyola Sebastian, Caroline Jean and Stephan Sebastian and her grandchildren, Kai-Lan and Kushad Davidson, and Elliott Scott Jean; daughter, Amanda Powers (James Davis) her son, Sheamus Davis; Stephen’s children, Summer Powers, Forrest Powers and Stephen Conn and his grandchildren, Dani Lyod, Ellington LaCoss, Abigale Harris, Floyd Powers and Enzo Lyod; Trevor’s children, Leif Davis and grandson, Caiden Davis. Visitation will be held on Sunday, November 6, 2022 from 5pm to 8pm at Moore-Cortner Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held on Monday, November 7, 2022 at 1pm in the chapel at Moore-Cortner Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Watson-North Memorial Park with military honors bestowed. In lieu of flowers please make donations to American Legion Post 44 Flag Memorial Fund. Moore-Cortner Funeral Home 300 1st Ave, NW Winchester, TN 37398 931-967-2222
