From Owen Harvell's Records...





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Obituaries and A Partial List of Funerals Participated In
From a bundle of papers of Dad's (Owen Harvell) Records


John Henry 'Owen' William Harvell
September 12, 1908 - February 7, 1993

Dad was ordained a Free Will Baptist minister on September 12, 1936 (see below). He preached his first sermon (and his last) at Macedonia Church in Izard County. He served as pastor for many churches over the years, among them New Home, Bethel, and Macedonia in Izard County as well as churches in Independence and Sharp counties.

{List in Dad's hand ....Names in CAPS have obits}
Arnold, Euval               Arnold, Toval          Arnold, {boy}
Arnold, Alta                Arnold, Rena           Adkisson, Willie
Barksdale, Florance         Banning, Hoye          Blankenship, Azalea
BRUCE, BYTHA                BRUCE, CLAUDE          BROOKS, TOM
Brooks, Ezra&Charles' Baby  Brooks, Warren         Berry, Mrs.
BYLES(sic), ZADA            Baxter, Ella           CARWAY(sic), PEARL
Colter, Bell                Colter, Doc            COLTER, VALRIE(sic)
COOPER, MARY                Cooper, Gil            CONYERS, NONA
Coleman, Elsie              Craig, Bill            Craig, Loren
CRAIG, OLIAN(BUD)           Craig, Lilly?          Craig, Perry?
Crook, Frank                Crook, Mrs.            CRISCO(sic), MYRTLE
Crisco, Thomas              Cartwright, Lyle, Eld. DALE, DELIA
Dale, Olen                  Dale, Robbie           Dale, Olen's Bro.
Dale, Francis               Dale, Mrs Fran.        Denton, John
Denton, Mattie              DAVIS, CARL, ELD.      Davis, Will
Davis, Mother               Davis, (of Oak Grove)  EDWARDS, TOLLIE
Fisher, Cleo                Fisher, Euna           FITZSIMMONS, TOM
Fitzsimmons, Elmar          Greenstreet, T. C.     Greenstreet, Blanch
GILBERT, OLIVE              Gillihan, Janie        Harvell, Charity
Harvell, Raymond            Hutchins, Mr.          Helm, Sallie
Hall, Nix                   Hall, Eden             Johnson, Alta
Johnson, Lloyd              Johnson, Jim           Johnson, Brack's son
Jones, Aubery               Jones, Joe             JONES, (CALLIE)SARAH
Lewis, Everetts Son         Lewis, Francis         Lewis, Rosie?
Loggains, Infant girl       LOGGAINS, KATIE Y.     Loggains,(Mart)James
Loggains, Nancy             Love, Alfred           Love, Walter, ELd.
Love, Sarah                 Love, Lenord           Meeks, Lewis?
Meeks, Fanny                Meeks, John            McMAHAN, HESTER
McTeague, Faye              McTeague, Roy          McTeague, John
McTeague, Mrs?              Mathis,                Massey, Dolph
Martin,  Maulden            Moser, Betty           Moser, Jase
Moser, Tom (Chic)           MYNATT, JOSEPH         Neel, Linley's Baby
Neel, Alma                  Neel, Levi             Neel, Shelby
Neel, Perry T.              Neel, Ed               Neel, Grayson?
Neel, Bess?                 Newman, John           O'Neal, Marion
O'Neal, Mrs.Marion          O'Neal, Cephas         O'Neal, Noah
PHILLIPS, EDGAR             PHIPPS, JAMES H.       Pugh, Mammie
Pugh, Mrs.Leigh             Reed, Elba             Reed, Pearl
Reeves, Boss                Reeves, John           Reeves, Mary
Reeves, Elizabeth 'Lizzie'  Reeves, Carry          Reeves, Henry
REEVES, GEORGE              Richardson, Pearl      Route, Mrs. John
ROACH, LAMAN                Roberts, Minnie        Roberts, Jocie?
ROGERS, RUBEN               Rumner, Emett          Rumner, Mrs.Emett
Rumner, Twin                Rumner, Twin           Tate, Hiram
Tate, Martha                Tate,Infant s/oJohnnie Tate, Tennie
Teague, Estes               Teague, Marie          Teague, Infant*
TURNER, HARLEN A            STOKES, CECIL          Vickery, Ellis
Vickery, Otto               Vickery, Scott         VAUGHN, ELVIN
Vaughn, Mrs.                Weaver, Theodore       Weaver, Kate
Ward, Spy                   Ward, Deborah          Ward, Tina
Whellis, Ewin               Williams, Clem         Walker, Pet
Walker, Virgie
Total count 157

 Additions To The List From Dad's Obit File...

ARNOLD, WILLIAM THOMAS      BAXTER, ELLA           CAMPBELL, LEE
CARAWAY, WILLIAM J          CONSTANT, ROSIE B      DAVIS, DELLA
ENGLES, VERNON              JONES, JAMES W         KILLINGWORTH, XERCIE
McGAHA, LAWTON T            MOSER, HERMAN          MOSER, ELDREDGE
NEEDHAM, MYRTLE             O’NEAL, MAGDELENE      REEVES, DEWEY
RUSH, V.T.                  SHARP, WILL F          SHAVER, JAMES FLOYD
SIPE, JOHN HENRY            SMITH, LAWRENCE F      SMITH, MILDRED H
STEVENS, LAURA E            TATE, MILES ROSS       TEAGUE, ADA OVELLA
TWILLEY COLEMAN, LAURA      VINES, JASPER GARLAND  WALKER, LUTHER
WILLIAMS, WILMA JO
Total 28

Owen Harvell, Minister's Certificate of Ordination:



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