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Angel statue installed beside Powell boys' grave site

A 10,000-pound marble angel was installed today above the shared grave of Charlie and Braden Powell. The statue will be set at the top of the children’s hill of Puyallup's Woodbine Cemetery.

Published: Dec. 3, 2012 at 1:36 p.m. PSTUpdated: Jan. 2, 2013 at 12:23 p.m. PST
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A 10,000-pound marble angel was installed today beside the shared graveside of Charlie and Braden Powell.

The statue will be set at the top of the children’s hill of Puyallup’s Woodbine Cemetery and will be formally revealed Thursday during a 7 p.m. vigil for children who are lost.

Read more here: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/crime/2012/12/03/angel-statue-being-installed-beside-powell-boys-grave-site/

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Chuck Cox, grandfather of Braden and Charlie Powell, tells the gathering that the memorial that was just installed for his grandchildren was solid and installed right at Woodbine Cemetery in Puyallup on Monday, Dec. 3, 2012. (LUI KIT WONG/Staff photographer)
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