James Harrell, 14, of Fitzgerald, died Monday, April 2, 2007 at Dorminy Medical Center in Fitzgerald.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, April 5, 2007, at the Paulk Funeral Home Chapel, Fitzgerald with Rev. J.W. Taylor and Rev. Isaac Thomas officiating. Interment will follow in New Hope Cemetery, Ambrose. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9, Wednesday evening at the funeral home.
James was born August 23, 1992 in Fitzgerald, Georgia, to Sara Jowers Beard and Jessie James Harrell. He was an seventh grade student at Ben Hill Middle School and a member the Baptist faith. He loved the outdoors and enjoyed such activities as fishing, hunting, camping, riding four-wheelers, and building things.
Survivors include his mother and step-father: Sara Beard and Robert Sumner of Fitzgerald; father: Jessie J. Harrell of Ocilla; one brother: Drake Harrell of Fitzgerald; grandparents: Mildred and Lankford Aycock of Fitzgerald; Melvin Harrell of Ocilla, Nancy Neal of Fitzgerald, and Ralph and Patsy Sumner of Fitzgerald. Several aunts, uncles, and cousins also survive. He was preceded in death by two grandparents: Elijah Jowers and Shirley Harrell.