Dr. A. Brantley Harwell of Otto, North Carolina, passed away July 22 at his residence after an eleven-year illness. He was 76 years old.
Dr. Harwell is perhaps best known for his forty-plus years of ministry in various churches in Indiana, Kentucky, and Georgia. Spanning the years 1958-1972, Dr. Harwell served as Minister of Education and Associate Pastor at First Baptist Church Charlestown, Indiana; Bethany Baptist Church, Louisville, Kentucky; Immanuel Baptist Church, Paducah, Kentucky; First Baptist Church, Marietta, Georgia; and Vineville Baptist Church, Macon, Georgia.
Dr. Harwell began his ministry as senior pastor at First Baptist Church, Barnesville, Georgia (1972-76), and continued in that ministry at First Baptist Church, Carrollton, Georgia (1976-88); and First Baptist Church Morrow, Georgia (1988-94). For three years, he served as interim and administrative pastor at Scott Boulevard Baptist Church, Decatur, Georgia; First Baptist Church, Lawrenceville, Georgia; and Clarkesville Baptist Church, Clarkesville, Georgia. He finished his ministry with three years of pastoral ministry at First Baptist Church, Homerville, Georgia (1998-2001), after which he retired to his home in North Carolina.
Dr. Harwell also served on the Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention (1975-83), including a term as Vice-President (1979-80), as conference leader at various Baptist Assembly Camps (Ridgecrest, North Carolina; Glorietta, New Mexico; Toccoa, Georgia; Norman Park, Georgia), and in various teaching and writing capacities in Baptist institutions and publications. Along the way, he earned degrees from Howard College (now Samford University), the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Midwestern Theological Seminary, where he earned his Doctor of Ministry Degree.
Dr. Harwell was preceded in death by his daughter Andrea Brindley Harwell, his father Loy Napoleon “Jack” Harwell, his mother Audrey Foster Harwell, his brother Dr. Leslie Foster Harwell. He is survived by his wife and partner in ministry, Joanne Brindley Harwell, with whom he shared 54 years of marriage; by sons Dr. A. Brantley Harwell, Jr.; Dr. Hugh Blake Harwell; Loy Barry Harwell; and by seven grandchildren.
Dr. Harwell is perhaps best known for his forty-plus years of ministry in various churches in Indiana, Kentucky, and Georgia. Spanning the years 1958-1972, Dr. Harwell served as Minister of Education and Associate Pastor at First Baptist Church Charlestown, Indiana; Bethany Baptist Church, Louisville, Kentucky; Immanuel Baptist Church, Paducah, Kentucky; First Baptist Church, Marietta, Georgia; and Vineville Baptist Church, Macon, Georgia.
Dr. Harwell began his ministry as senior pastor at First Baptist Church, Barnesville, Georgia (1972-76), and continued in that ministry at First Baptist Church, Carrollton, Georgia (1976-88); and First Baptist Church Morrow, Georgia (1988-94). For three years, he served as interim and administrative pastor at Scott Boulevard Baptist Church, Decatur, Georgia; First Baptist Church, Lawrenceville, Georgia; and Clarkesville Baptist Church, Clarkesville, Georgia. He finished his ministry with three years of pastoral ministry at First Baptist Church, Homerville, Georgia (1998-2001), after which he retired to his home in North Carolina.
Dr. Harwell also served on the Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention (1975-83), including a term as Vice-President (1979-80), as conference leader at various Baptist Assembly Camps (Ridgecrest, North Carolina; Glorietta, New Mexico; Toccoa, Georgia; Norman Park, Georgia), and in various teaching and writing capacities in Baptist institutions and publications. Along the way, he earned degrees from Howard College (now Samford University), the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Midwestern Theological Seminary, where he earned his Doctor of Ministry Degree.
Dr. Harwell was preceded in death by his daughter Andrea Brindley Harwell, his father Loy Napoleon “Jack” Harwell, his mother Audrey Foster Harwell, his brother Dr. Leslie Foster Harwell. He is survived by his wife and partner in ministry, Joanne Brindley Harwell, with whom he shared 54 years of marriage; by sons Dr. A. Brantley Harwell, Jr.; Dr. Hugh Blake Harwell; Loy Barry Harwell; and by seven grandchildren.
Dr. A. Brantley Harwell of Otto, North Carolina, passed away July 22 at his residence after an eleven-year illness. He was 76 years old.
Dr. Harwell is perhaps best known for his forty-plus years of ministry in various churches in Indiana, Kentucky, and Georgia. Spanning the years 1958-1972, Dr. Harwell served as Minister of Education and Associate Pastor at First Baptist Church Charlestown, Indiana; Bethany Baptist Church, Louisville, Kentucky; Immanuel Baptist Church, Paducah, Kentucky; First Baptist Church, Marietta, Georgia; and Vineville Baptist Church, Macon, Georgia.
Dr. Harwell began his ministry as senior pastor at First Baptist Church, Barnesville, Georgia (1972-76), and continued in that ministry at First Baptist Church, Carrollton, Georgia (1976-88); and First Baptist Church Morrow, Georgia (1988-94). For three years, he served as interim and administrative pastor at Scott Boulevard Baptist Church, Decatur, Georgia; First Baptist Church, Lawrenceville, Georgia; and Clarkesville Baptist Church, Clarkesville, Georgia. He finished his ministry with three years of pastoral ministry at First Baptist Church, Homerville, Georgia (1998-2001), after which he retired to his home in North Carolina.
Dr. Harwell also served on the Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention (1975-83), including a term as Vice-President (1979-80), as conference leader at various Baptist Assembly Camps (Ridgecrest, North Carolina; Glorietta, New Mexico; Toccoa, Georgia; Norman Park, Georgia), and in various teaching and writing capacities in Baptist institutions and publications. Along the way, he earned degrees from Howard College (now Samford University), the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Midwestern Theological Seminary, where he earned his Doctor of Ministry Degree.
Dr. Harwell was preceded in death by his daughter Andrea Brindley Harwell, his father Loy Napoleon “Jack” Harwell, his mother Audrey Foster Harwell, his brother Dr. Leslie Foster Harwell. He is survived by his wife and partner in ministry, Joanne Brindley Harwell, with whom he shared 54 years of marriage; by sons Dr. A. Brantley Harwell, Jr.; Dr. Hugh Blake Harwell; Loy Barry Harwell; and by seven grandchildren.
Dr. Harwell is perhaps best known for his forty-plus years of ministry in various churches in Indiana, Kentucky, and Georgia. Spanning the years 1958-1972, Dr. Harwell served as Minister of Education and Associate Pastor at First Baptist Church Charlestown, Indiana; Bethany Baptist Church, Louisville, Kentucky; Immanuel Baptist Church, Paducah, Kentucky; First Baptist Church, Marietta, Georgia; and Vineville Baptist Church, Macon, Georgia.
Dr. Harwell began his ministry as senior pastor at First Baptist Church, Barnesville, Georgia (1972-76), and continued in that ministry at First Baptist Church, Carrollton, Georgia (1976-88); and First Baptist Church Morrow, Georgia (1988-94). For three years, he served as interim and administrative pastor at Scott Boulevard Baptist Church, Decatur, Georgia; First Baptist Church, Lawrenceville, Georgia; and Clarkesville Baptist Church, Clarkesville, Georgia. He finished his ministry with three years of pastoral ministry at First Baptist Church, Homerville, Georgia (1998-2001), after which he retired to his home in North Carolina.
Dr. Harwell also served on the Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention (1975-83), including a term as Vice-President (1979-80), as conference leader at various Baptist Assembly Camps (Ridgecrest, North Carolina; Glorietta, New Mexico; Toccoa, Georgia; Norman Park, Georgia), and in various teaching and writing capacities in Baptist institutions and publications. Along the way, he earned degrees from Howard College (now Samford University), the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Midwestern Theological Seminary, where he earned his Doctor of Ministry Degree.
Dr. Harwell was preceded in death by his daughter Andrea Brindley Harwell, his father Loy Napoleon “Jack” Harwell, his mother Audrey Foster Harwell, his brother Dr. Leslie Foster Harwell. He is survived by his wife and partner in ministry, Joanne Brindley Harwell, with whom he shared 54 years of marriage; by sons Dr. A. Brantley Harwell, Jr.; Dr. Hugh Blake Harwell; Loy Barry Harwell; and by seven grandchildren.
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement
