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Dakota Gordon, 7, cousin of Charlie and Braden Powell, looks reflectively at the crosses for her cousins Tuesday at the Graham-area site where the boys were killed a year ago. (LUI KIT WONG/Staff photographer)

‘Time for moving ahead to joy:’ Crowd gathers to remember Powell boys

One year after Josh Powell killed his sons Charlie and Braden, ages 7 and 5, and set fire to his Graham-area rental house, family and friends of the boys say it’s time for recovery and to salvage whatever good they can from the tragedy.

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Community dedicates angel to overlook Powell boys, others gone too soon
Published December 7th, 2012 - 6:30AM
The road that winds through Puyallup’s Woodbine Cemetery was bumper to bumper Tuesday night, as people turned out into the cold to dedicate the graveyard’s new angel, and to remember angels of their own.
Guardian angel placed at Powell children's grave
Published December 3rd, 2012 - 8:08PM
On Monday, a 10,000-pound statue was erected at Woodbine Cemetery in Puyallup on a hill overlooking the resting place of Charlie and Braden Powell. The boys, ages 7 and 5, were killed by their father, Josh Powell, earlier this year during a supervised visit at his rented home in the Graham area.
Angel statue installed beside Powell boys' grave site
Published December 3rd, 2012 - 1:36PM
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.
Susan Cox Powell's 31st birthday celebrated with song
Published October 16th, 2012 - 11:18AM
Today would have been the 31st birthday of Susan Cox Powell and supporters are celebrating with a song written in honor of the missing Utah mother and her two sons.
Parents of Susan Cox Powell push for police records
Published August 22nd, 2012 - 9:40AM
A lawyer for the parents of missing Utah mother Susan Powell has gone to West Valley, Utah, city council in an effort to obtain police records that detail the probe into her 2009 disappearance.
Claim against state filed for Susan Powell
Published August 8th, 2012 - 7:17AM
Lawyers acting on behalf of missing Utah mother Susan Cox Powell filed a $20 million claim for damages Tuesday against the state Department of Social and Health Services, accusing the agency of negligence in the deaths of Powell’s two young sons.
Steven Powell journals detail obsession for daughter-in-law
Published August 7th, 2012 - 6:11PM
Steven Powell’s journals leave little doubt he had a “sick” obsession with his daughter-in-law.
Lawyers representing Susan Cox Powell prepare to file damages claim against state in boys' deaths
Published August 2nd, 2012 - 3:31PM
Two Seattle attorneys are preparing to file a claim for damages against the State of Washington on behalf of missing Utah mother Susan Cox Powell. The claim will accuse the state of negligence in the deaths of Powell’s sons, Charlie and Braden.
DSHS says it should have consulted with authorities about Josh Powell visiting sons
Published August 2nd, 2012 - 9:47AM
The state might have banned Josh Powell from having his two young sons at his Graham house if they had known Utah authorities considered him a person of interest in the disappearance of his wife, according to a Department of Social and Health Services report released today.
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