Robert Harwell
Robert R. (Bob) Harwell of Greenville passed away May 1, 2011 at his home following a long illness. He was 87 on April 15th. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM Wednesday at Ridgecrest Baptist Church with Rev. Eddie Smith and Dr. David Stubblefield officiating. A graveside service will be held at 1:30 PM Wednesday at Memoryland Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Tuesday at Coker-Mathews Funeral Home.
Born April 15, 1924 in Aberfoyle, he was the son of Jack and Dora Mashburn Harwell. On November 15, 1942, he married Mary Reeves in Hunt County. He retired in 1982 after a career of over 30 years with E-Systems. Bob was an active member of Ridgecrest Baptist Church for 46 years.
He is survived by his wife of 68 years; daughter Gala Rhodes and her husband Roy of Sugarland; grandson Greg Rhodes of Athens; granddaughters Heather Duke and her husband Chris of Katy and Hayley Ivy and her husband J. D. of Sunnyvale; seven great-grandchildren Jared, Jackson, and Jake Ivy, Julie and Grant Duke, and Chase and Preston Eller; and special nieces and nephews Beverly Sipes of Seven Points, Jack Reaves of Richardson, Bill Reaves of Garland, Karen Cox and Vickey Kelly of San Antonio, John Harwell of Paris, and George Harwell of Georgia.
He was preceded in death by his parents, sister Oiuta Reaves, and two brothers G. C. and J. D. Harwell.
Pallbearers will be Wiley Fults, Ron Holley, Tom McAllister, Dr. Norman Hall, Bill Baker, Jay Boshart, Joe Harwell and David Manley. Honorary pallbearers will be Buddy Crump, B. H. Newman and all members of the Men’s Fellowship Class of Ridgecrest Baptist Church.
