Beloved husband of Johanna Broeker-Smith and the late Jennie R. Smith. Father of Keith, the late James and the late Harry O. Smith, Jr. He is also survived by his grandchildren and great grandchildren. Brother of Wayne Smith, Janet Burrows and the late Richard, Raymond and Harold Smith.

Mr. Smith was a retired longtime employee of RCA, Camden, NJ and a 65 year member of Collingswood Cloud Lodge #101 F&AM. He enjoyed time spent with family and traveling. He also volunteered with the American Red Cross Blood Program.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing on Monday 10 to 11 AM at FOSTER-WARNE FUNERAL HOME, 250 White Horse Pike, Audubon, NJ. Funeral Service will follow at 11 AM. Interment Eglington Cemetery, Clarksboro, NJ.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Logan Memorial Presbyterian Church, 18 W. Merchant St., Audubon, NJ 08106.

Bob was a 1963 graduate of Haddon Heights High School, received his B.S., B.A. and M.A. at Central Missouri State University, where he was a member of the Sigma Pi Fraternity and earned his Ed.D. at Temple University. For 46 years, he taught marketing in the Division of Business Studies at Rowan College (formerly known as Gloucester County College). Dr. Powell formerly served as the Chairman of the Division of Business Studies and currently holds the title of Senior Professor. 

Bob was a tenor drummer with the Haddon Heights Vagabonds Drum and Bugle Corps from the age of 10 to 17 and with the Reilly Raiders Senior Drum and Bugle Corps. He was active in his community serving on the Haddon Heights Board of Education. In addition, he was a coach for the Haddon Heights Youth Association (HHYA) and an active parishioner of St. Rose of Lima Church. 

Bob loved gardening and spending summers on Long Beach Island. He was an exceptional watercolor artist and a longtime member of Gwynn Di Pilla\’s art class, participating in numerous art shows. As an alumnus, Bob was an avid Temple basketball and football fan. 

Beloved husband of 45 years to Trish Powell (nee Cullen). Dear father of Becky (Mike) Ford and Andy (Lauren) Powell. Loving Pop Pop of Julia, Lyla, Michael and Emily. Devoted brother of Carol (Peaches) Larro and brother-in-law to Jody Cullen and David Haggerty. 

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing on Tuesday evening 6 to 8:30 PM and Wednesday 9 to 10:30 AM at FOSTER-WARNE FUNERAL HOME, 250 White Horse Pike, Audubon, NJ. Interment New St. Mary\’s Cemetery, Bellmawr, NJ. 

Donations may be made to the Robert L. Powell, Jr. Art Education Fund, Citizens Bank, 131 S. White Horse Pike, Haddon Heights, NJ 08035.

WOODBURY NJ–Bail was reduced from $1 million to $750,000 today (6/19) for accused murderer Joseph Zambuto (DOB 3/13/81), of Williamstown NJ, after Zambuto’s lawyer called the fatal stabbing of Zambuto’s father a case of self-defense, a claim an assistant prosecutor disputed.

Defense attorney Jeffrey Zucker said during a bail hearing that his client had no prior contact with the criminal justice system and asked for bail to be reduced to $250,000. He called the 5/25/15 confrontation in Zambuto’s home between him and his father, also named Joseph, \”classic self-defense,\” occurring in his client’s bedroom while he had a broken foot.

 WOODBURY NJ JUNE 19, 2015–Maurice Brown (DOB 4/13/88) and Shannon Schonewolf (DOB 3/15/82) today (6/19) were each charged with endangering the welfare of a child, resulting from the death of their six-week-old son in a bathtub at the couple’s Inverness Apartments dwelling in Deptford Township NJ on JUNE 8, 2015.

 Brown and Shonewolf were arrested at their residence by officers from the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office and the Deptford Township Police Department. The two were lodged in the Salem County Correctional facility in default of $100,000 bail each.

 Deptford police were dispatched to the Brown-Shonewolf apartment at 11:41 a.m. on 6/8/15 for a report of an infant in cardiac arrest. An investigation by the GCPO and Deptford police determined that Shonewolf had fallen asleep in a bathtub for several hours with her son on top of her. When she awoke, the infant was unconscious and subsequently died at Inspira Hospital, Woodbury.

 An autopsy by the Gloucester County Medical Examiner determined that the cause of death of the child was drowning.

Concerned residents alerted law enforcement to a possible house of prostitution operating at 127 North 25^th Street in the city’s Dudley section. Detectives conducted several weeks of surveillance at the residence and executed a search warrant around 10 a.m. on Wednesday.