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Braden & Charlie Powell Memorial Service (2/12/12)

Published: Jan. 2, 2013 at 4:42 p.m. PST — Updated: Jan. 2, 2013 at 4:45 p.m. PST
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  • A casket with the bodies of Charlie and Braden Powell, ages 7 and 5, is wheeled into Life Center Church in Tacoma Saturday Feb. 10 2012 before a memorial service. Their father Josh Powell, killed them and himself tby setting his Graham area rental house on fire during a home visit last Sunday. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/The News Tribune)
    A casket with the bodies of Charlie and Braden Powell, ages 7 and 5, is wheeled into Life Center Church in Tacoma Saturday Feb. 10 2012 before a memorial service. Their father Josh Powell, killed them and himself tby setting his Graham area rental house on fire during a home visit last Sunday. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/The News Tribune) Buy this image
  • Two women hug Saturday Feb. 11, 2012 before a memorial service for Charlie, 7, and Braden, 5, Powell at the Life Center Church in Tacoma. The brothers died, along with their father Josh Powell, last Sunday in a fire at Powell's Graham area rental home. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/The News Tribune)
    Two women hug Saturday Feb. 11, 2012 before a memorial service for Charlie, 7, and Braden, 5, Powell at the Life Center Church in Tacoma. The brothers died, along with their father Josh Powell, last Sunday in a fire at Powell's Graham area rental home. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/The News Tribune) Buy this image
  • Chuck Cox and other family members with the casket of Braden and Charlie Powell at Life Center Church in Tacoma on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2012. Braden, 5, and Charlie, 7, Powell were killed by their father, Josh Powell, Feb. 5 at Frederickson. (PHOTO BY LUI KIT WONG/Tacoma News-Tribune)
    Chuck Cox and other family members with the casket of Braden and Charlie Powell at Life Center Church in Tacoma on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2012. Braden, 5, and Charlie, 7, Powell were killed by their father, Josh Powell, Feb. 5 at Frederickson. (PHOTO BY LUI KIT WONG/Tacoma News-Tribune) Buy this image
  • A photo of Susan Cox Powell and her sons Charlie, right, and Braden, left, is shown as a children's choir performs during a funeral service for Charlie and Braden Powell, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, in Tacoma, Wash. The boys died Feb. 5, 2012, when their father, Josh Powell, set fire to the home he was living in while they visited. Powell had been a person of interest in the 2009 disappearance of his wife Susan. (TED S. WARREN/AP)
    A photo of Susan Cox Powell and her sons Charlie, right, and Braden, left, is shown as a children's choir performs during a funeral service for Charlie and Braden Powell, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, in Tacoma, Wash. The boys died Feb. 5, 2012, when their father, Josh Powell, set fire to the home he was living in while they visited. Powell had been a person of interest in the 2009 disappearance of his wife Susan. (TED S. WARREN/AP)
  • People who attended the memorial service prays at Life Center Church in Tacoma on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2012. Braden, 5, and Charlie, 7, Powell were killed by their father, Josh Powell, Feb. 5 at Frederickson. (PHOTO BY LUI KIT WONG/Tacoma News-Tribune)
    People who attended the memorial service prays at Life Center Church in Tacoma on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2012. Braden, 5, and Charlie, 7, Powell were killed by their father, Josh Powell, Feb. 5 at Frederickson. (PHOTO BY LUI KIT WONG/Tacoma News-Tribune) Buy this image
  • Friends of the family shares stories of Braden and Charlie at Life Center Church in Tacoma on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2012. Braden, 5, and Charlie, 7, Powell were killed by their father, Josh Powell, Feb. 5 at Frederickson. (PHOTO BY LUI KIT WONG/Tacoma News-Tribune)
    Friends of the family shares stories of Braden and Charlie at Life Center Church in Tacoma on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2012. Braden, 5, and Charlie, 7, Powell were killed by their father, Josh Powell, Feb. 5 at Frederickson. (PHOTO BY LUI KIT WONG/Tacoma News-Tribune) Buy this image
  • Mourners wear buttons with photos of Charlie and Braden Powell and their mother Susan Cox Powell, during a funeral service for Charlie and Braden Powell, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, in Tacoma, Wash. The boys died Feb. 5, 2012, when their father, Josh Powell, set fire to the home he was living in while they visited. Powell had been a person of interest in the 2009 disappearance of his wife Susan. (TED S. WARREN/ASSOCIATED PRESS)
    Mourners wear buttons with photos of Charlie and Braden Powell and their mother Susan Cox Powell, during a funeral service for Charlie and Braden Powell, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, in Tacoma, Wash. The boys died Feb. 5, 2012, when their father, Josh Powell, set fire to the home he was living in while they visited. Powell had been a person of interest in the 2009 disappearance of his wife Susan. (TED S. WARREN/ASSOCIATED PRESS)
  • Chuck Cox reaches out to touch the casket bearing his grandsons, Charlie and Braden, as he walks with his wife Judy during a funeral service the two boys, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, in Tacoma, Wash. The boys died Feb. 5, 2012, when their father, Josh Powell, set fire to the home he was living in while they visited. Powell had been a person of interest in the 2009 disappearance of his wife Susan. (TED S. WARREN/AP)
    Chuck Cox reaches out to touch the casket bearing his grandsons, Charlie and Braden, as he walks with his wife Judy during a funeral service the two boys, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, in Tacoma, Wash. The boys died Feb. 5, 2012, when their father, Josh Powell, set fire to the home he was living in while they visited. Powell had been a person of interest in the 2009 disappearance of his wife Susan. (TED S. WARREN/AP)
  • A photo of Charlie and Braden Powell wearing Halloween costumes is shown at right during a funeral service for the boys, who shared a casket, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, in Tacoma, Wash. The boys died Feb. 5, 2012, when their father, Josh Powell, set fire to the home he was living in while they visited. Powell had been a person of interest in the 2009 disappearance of his wife Susan. (TED S. WARREN/AP)
    A photo of Charlie and Braden Powell wearing Halloween costumes is shown at right during a funeral service for the boys, who shared a casket, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, in Tacoma, Wash. The boys died Feb. 5, 2012, when their father, Josh Powell, set fire to the home he was living in while they visited. Powell had been a person of interest in the 2009 disappearance of his wife Susan. (TED S. WARREN/AP)
  • A crowd waits outside Life Center Church in Tacoma Saturday Feb. 11, 2012 before a memorial service for Charlie, 7, and Braden, 5, Powell . The brothers died, along with their father Josh Powell, last Sunday in a fire at Powell's Graham area rental home. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/The News Tribune)
    A crowd waits outside Life Center Church in Tacoma Saturday Feb. 11, 2012 before a memorial service for Charlie, 7, and Braden, 5, Powell . The brothers died, along with their father Josh Powell, last Sunday in a fire at Powell's Graham area rental home. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/The News Tribune) Buy this image
  • Tacoma Police officers keep a watchfull eye at Life Center Church in Tacoma before a memorial service for Charlie, 7, and Braden, 5, Powell Saturday Feb. 11, 2012. Police ramped up security after members of the anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church said they might picket the memorial. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/The News Tribune)
    Tacoma Police officers keep a watchfull eye at Life Center Church in Tacoma before a memorial service for Charlie, 7, and Braden, 5, Powell Saturday Feb. 11, 2012. Police ramped up security after members of the anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church said they might picket the memorial. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/The News Tribune) Buy this image
  • Chuck Cox, right, and his wife Judy Cox, left, hold their granddaughter Dakota, 6, during a funeral service for their grandsons Charlie and Braden Powell, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, in Tacoma, Wash. The boys died Feb. 5, 2012, when their father, Josh Powell, set fire to the home he was living in while they visited. Powell had been a person of interest in the 2009 disappearance of his wife Susan. (TED S. WARREN/AP)
    Chuck Cox, right, and his wife Judy Cox, left, hold their granddaughter Dakota, 6, during a funeral service for their grandsons Charlie and Braden Powell, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, in Tacoma, Wash. The boys died Feb. 5, 2012, when their father, Josh Powell, set fire to the home he was living in while they visited. Powell had been a person of interest in the 2009 disappearance of his wife Susan. (TED S. WARREN/AP)
  • Stacy Chan and Owen Anderson, of Tacoma stand across from the Life Center Church in Tacoma Saturday Feb. 11, 2012 with a simple message of love before a memorial service for Charlie, 7, and Braden, 5, Powell. After hearing that members of the anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church might show up at the memorial Chan and Anderson decided to order 100 love T-shirts to give away as a counter to the hateful message of the Topeka church. 'We believe that love overcomes hate,' said Anderson, it's how we live our lives. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/The News Tribune)
    Stacy Chan and Owen Anderson, of Tacoma stand across from the Life Center Church in Tacoma Saturday Feb. 11, 2012 with a simple message of love before a memorial service for Charlie, 7, and Braden, 5, Powell. After hearing that members of the anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church might show up at the memorial Chan and Anderson decided to order 100 love T-shirts to give away as a counter to the hateful message of the Topeka church. 'We believe that love overcomes hate,' said Anderson, it's how we live our lives. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/The News Tribune) Buy this image
  • A photo of Susan Cox Powell and her sons Charlie, right, and Braden, left, is shown as a children's choir performs during a funeral service for Charlie and Braden Powell at Life Center Church in Tacoma on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2012. Braden, 5, and Charlie, 7, Powell were killed by their father, Josh Powell, Feb. 5 at Frederickson. (PHOTO BY LUI KIT WONG/Tacoma News-Tribune)
    A photo of Susan Cox Powell and her sons Charlie, right, and Braden, left, is shown as a children's choir performs during a funeral service for Charlie and Braden Powell at Life Center Church in Tacoma on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2012. Braden, 5, and Charlie, 7, Powell were killed by their father, Josh Powell, Feb. 5 at Frederickson. (PHOTO BY LUI KIT WONG/Tacoma News-Tribune) Buy this image
  • The faces of Braden and Charlie Powell are light by candle light at Life Center Church in Tacoma on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2012. Braden, 5, and Charlie, 7, Powell were killed by their father, Josh Powell, Feb. 5 at Frederickson. (PHOTO BY LUI KIT WONG/Tacoma News-Tribune)
    The faces of Braden and Charlie Powell are light by candle light at Life Center Church in Tacoma on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2012. Braden, 5, and Charlie, 7, Powell were killed by their father, Josh Powell, Feb. 5 at Frederickson. (PHOTO BY LUI KIT WONG/Tacoma News-Tribune) Buy this image
  • Chuck and Judy Cox share memories at Life Center Church in Tacoma on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2012. Braden, 5, and Charlie, 7, Powell were killed by their father, Josh Powell, Feb. 5 at Frederickson. (PHOTO BY LUI KIT WONG/Tacoma News-Tribune)
    Chuck and Judy Cox share memories at Life Center Church in Tacoma on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2012. Braden, 5, and Charlie, 7, Powell were killed by their father, Josh Powell, Feb. 5 at Frederickson. (PHOTO BY LUI KIT WONG/Tacoma News-Tribune) Buy this image

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