The Reverend John E. Fellers, D.D., age 72, died June 13, 2007, due to complications from a stroke. At the end he was attended by the wonderful staff of the Neurological Intensive Care Unit at The Methodist Hospital, his family, and the Reverend Terry Thompson, with prayers and the Holy Eucharist.
He was born in Brenham, Texas, and was reared in Houston, Texas. Husband, father, grandfather, friend, preacher, teacher, mentor, author, and a voice for inclusivity and tolerance for all, he lived his life to serve God and to help others. The Rev. Dr. Fellers had a distinguished and fruitful ministry spanning five decades and serving The United Methodist Church in Texas and Louisiana. He served as the minister of Clear Lake Church in Clear Lake City, Sunset Church in Pasadena, Saint Paul's Church in Houston, First Church in Shreveport, and First Church in Alexandria.
He also served as President of Lon Morris College, Jacksonville, Texas, and Executive Director of the Institute for Religion and Health in Houston. He was adjunct professor of preaching at the Houston Graduate School of Theology and a member of the adjunct faculty at the University of St. Thomas, both in Houston. He was the author of three books Getting to Know a Loving God, Secrets for Successful Living, and An American Cathedral: A Centennial History of St. Paul's Methodist Church, Houston.
He was preceded in death by his parents Russell Cone and Ona Petty Fellers, son-in-law Charles E. (Chuck) Cary, Jr., and sisters Irma Ziesemer and Ella Mae Wegner. Survivors include his spouse of 51 years Bobbie Smith Fellers, daughters Stephanie Cary, Eugenia Wainright and husband Wilson, Terri Lynne Alley and husband Tony, son Lawrence Russell Fellers and wife Elizabeth. Nine treasured grandchildren, Charles, Sean Eugene, and Elizabeth Jo Cary, Mather Wainright, Ainsley and Andrew Alley, Julia, Kennedy and Russell Fellers, sisters Gladys Rosenbaum and husband Charlie of Brenham, Emma Jewel German of Temple and Ruby Doris Harris and husband Sam of Waco, special family of in-laws George and Jan Smith, Olivia and Eugene Cosby, and Wanda Waits and several treasured nieces and nephews.
The Rev. Dr. Fellers was a graduate of Austin High School, Houston, the University of Houston, Candler School of Theology, Emory University, held an honorary doctorate from Wiley College, and did postgraduate studies at the University of Edinburgh. The Reverend Dr. L. James Bankston, along with other Clergy and the Choir of Saint Paul's United Methodist Church in Houston, will lead a Celebration of the Life and Ministry of Dr. Fellers with a service of Choral Evensong at four o'clock in the afternoon on Wednesday, the 25th of July.
Prior to the service, the family will have gathered for a private rite of committal in Saint Paul's Columbarium, For those desiring to make memorial contributions, the family suggests they be made to the Walzel Matching Fund at Saint Paul's Church, 5501 Main Street, Houston, Texas; or to a charity of one's choice.
Source: Houston Chronicle, July 22, 2007
He was born in Brenham, Texas, and was reared in Houston, Texas. Husband, father, grandfather, friend, preacher, teacher, mentor, author, and a voice for inclusivity and tolerance for all, he lived his life to serve God and to help others. The Rev. Dr. Fellers had a distinguished and fruitful ministry spanning five decades and serving The United Methodist Church in Texas and Louisiana. He served as the minister of Clear Lake Church in Clear Lake City, Sunset Church in Pasadena, Saint Paul's Church in Houston, First Church in Shreveport, and First Church in Alexandria.
He also served as President of Lon Morris College, Jacksonville, Texas, and Executive Director of the Institute for Religion and Health in Houston. He was adjunct professor of preaching at the Houston Graduate School of Theology and a member of the adjunct faculty at the University of St. Thomas, both in Houston. He was the author of three books Getting to Know a Loving God, Secrets for Successful Living, and An American Cathedral: A Centennial History of St. Paul's Methodist Church, Houston.
He was preceded in death by his parents Russell Cone and Ona Petty Fellers, son-in-law Charles E. (Chuck) Cary, Jr., and sisters Irma Ziesemer and Ella Mae Wegner. Survivors include his spouse of 51 years Bobbie Smith Fellers, daughters Stephanie Cary, Eugenia Wainright and husband Wilson, Terri Lynne Alley and husband Tony, son Lawrence Russell Fellers and wife Elizabeth. Nine treasured grandchildren, Charles, Sean Eugene, and Elizabeth Jo Cary, Mather Wainright, Ainsley and Andrew Alley, Julia, Kennedy and Russell Fellers, sisters Gladys Rosenbaum and husband Charlie of Brenham, Emma Jewel German of Temple and Ruby Doris Harris and husband Sam of Waco, special family of in-laws George and Jan Smith, Olivia and Eugene Cosby, and Wanda Waits and several treasured nieces and nephews.
The Rev. Dr. Fellers was a graduate of Austin High School, Houston, the University of Houston, Candler School of Theology, Emory University, held an honorary doctorate from Wiley College, and did postgraduate studies at the University of Edinburgh. The Reverend Dr. L. James Bankston, along with other Clergy and the Choir of Saint Paul's United Methodist Church in Houston, will lead a Celebration of the Life and Ministry of Dr. Fellers with a service of Choral Evensong at four o'clock in the afternoon on Wednesday, the 25th of July.
Prior to the service, the family will have gathered for a private rite of committal in Saint Paul's Columbarium, For those desiring to make memorial contributions, the family suggests they be made to the Walzel Matching Fund at Saint Paul's Church, 5501 Main Street, Houston, Texas; or to a charity of one's choice.
Source: Houston Chronicle, July 22, 2007
The Reverend John E. Fellers, D.D., age 72, died June 13, 2007, due to complications from a stroke. At the end he was attended by the wonderful staff of the Neurological Intensive Care Unit at The Methodist Hospital, his family, and the Reverend Terry Thompson, with prayers and the Holy Eucharist.
He was born in Brenham, Texas, and was reared in Houston, Texas. Husband, father, grandfather, friend, preacher, teacher, mentor, author, and a voice for inclusivity and tolerance for all, he lived his life to serve God and to help others. The Rev. Dr. Fellers had a distinguished and fruitful ministry spanning five decades and serving The United Methodist Church in Texas and Louisiana. He served as the minister of Clear Lake Church in Clear Lake City, Sunset Church in Pasadena, Saint Paul's Church in Houston, First Church in Shreveport, and First Church in Alexandria.
He also served as President of Lon Morris College, Jacksonville, Texas, and Executive Director of the Institute for Religion and Health in Houston. He was adjunct professor of preaching at the Houston Graduate School of Theology and a member of the adjunct faculty at the University of St. Thomas, both in Houston. He was the author of three books Getting to Know a Loving God, Secrets for Successful Living, and An American Cathedral: A Centennial History of St. Paul's Methodist Church, Houston.
He was preceded in death by his parents Russell Cone and Ona Petty Fellers, son-in-law Charles E. (Chuck) Cary, Jr., and sisters Irma Ziesemer and Ella Mae Wegner. Survivors include his spouse of 51 years Bobbie Smith Fellers, daughters Stephanie Cary, Eugenia Wainright and husband Wilson, Terri Lynne Alley and husband Tony, son Lawrence Russell Fellers and wife Elizabeth. Nine treasured grandchildren, Charles, Sean Eugene, and Elizabeth Jo Cary, Mather Wainright, Ainsley and Andrew Alley, Julia, Kennedy and Russell Fellers, sisters Gladys Rosenbaum and husband Charlie of Brenham, Emma Jewel German of Temple and Ruby Doris Harris and husband Sam of Waco, special family of in-laws George and Jan Smith, Olivia and Eugene Cosby, and Wanda Waits and several treasured nieces and nephews.
The Rev. Dr. Fellers was a graduate of Austin High School, Houston, the University of Houston, Candler School of Theology, Emory University, held an honorary doctorate from Wiley College, and did postgraduate studies at the University of Edinburgh. The Reverend Dr. L. James Bankston, along with other Clergy and the Choir of Saint Paul's United Methodist Church in Houston, will lead a Celebration of the Life and Ministry of Dr. Fellers with a service of Choral Evensong at four o'clock in the afternoon on Wednesday, the 25th of July.
Prior to the service, the family will have gathered for a private rite of committal in Saint Paul's Columbarium, For those desiring to make memorial contributions, the family suggests they be made to the Walzel Matching Fund at Saint Paul's Church, 5501 Main Street, Houston, Texas; or to a charity of one's choice.
Source: Houston Chronicle, July 22, 2007
He was born in Brenham, Texas, and was reared in Houston, Texas. Husband, father, grandfather, friend, preacher, teacher, mentor, author, and a voice for inclusivity and tolerance for all, he lived his life to serve God and to help others. The Rev. Dr. Fellers had a distinguished and fruitful ministry spanning five decades and serving The United Methodist Church in Texas and Louisiana. He served as the minister of Clear Lake Church in Clear Lake City, Sunset Church in Pasadena, Saint Paul's Church in Houston, First Church in Shreveport, and First Church in Alexandria.
He also served as President of Lon Morris College, Jacksonville, Texas, and Executive Director of the Institute for Religion and Health in Houston. He was adjunct professor of preaching at the Houston Graduate School of Theology and a member of the adjunct faculty at the University of St. Thomas, both in Houston. He was the author of three books Getting to Know a Loving God, Secrets for Successful Living, and An American Cathedral: A Centennial History of St. Paul's Methodist Church, Houston.
He was preceded in death by his parents Russell Cone and Ona Petty Fellers, son-in-law Charles E. (Chuck) Cary, Jr., and sisters Irma Ziesemer and Ella Mae Wegner. Survivors include his spouse of 51 years Bobbie Smith Fellers, daughters Stephanie Cary, Eugenia Wainright and husband Wilson, Terri Lynne Alley and husband Tony, son Lawrence Russell Fellers and wife Elizabeth. Nine treasured grandchildren, Charles, Sean Eugene, and Elizabeth Jo Cary, Mather Wainright, Ainsley and Andrew Alley, Julia, Kennedy and Russell Fellers, sisters Gladys Rosenbaum and husband Charlie of Brenham, Emma Jewel German of Temple and Ruby Doris Harris and husband Sam of Waco, special family of in-laws George and Jan Smith, Olivia and Eugene Cosby, and Wanda Waits and several treasured nieces and nephews.
The Rev. Dr. Fellers was a graduate of Austin High School, Houston, the University of Houston, Candler School of Theology, Emory University, held an honorary doctorate from Wiley College, and did postgraduate studies at the University of Edinburgh. The Reverend Dr. L. James Bankston, along with other Clergy and the Choir of Saint Paul's United Methodist Church in Houston, will lead a Celebration of the Life and Ministry of Dr. Fellers with a service of Choral Evensong at four o'clock in the afternoon on Wednesday, the 25th of July.
Prior to the service, the family will have gathered for a private rite of committal in Saint Paul's Columbarium, For those desiring to make memorial contributions, the family suggests they be made to the Walzel Matching Fund at Saint Paul's Church, 5501 Main Street, Houston, Texas; or to a charity of one's choice.
Source: Houston Chronicle, July 22, 2007
