Van Derlin Harwell, age 79, died Saturday, August 9, 2008 at Baptist Memorial Hospital - N MS in Oxford, MS. Born July 28, 1929 in Paris, MS, he was a son of Lewis Madline and Sleet Emmaline Harwell. He was a retired self-employed carpenter and a member of the Old Union Baptist Church in Lafayette County, MS.
Visitation will be Monday, August 11, 2008 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at Seven Oaks Funeral Home in Water Valley, MS. The service will be held Tuesday, August 12, 2008 in Henry Chapel of Seven Oaks Funeral Home at 10:00 pm with Rev. Jimmy Sockwell presiding. The committal will be held in the Old Union cemetery in Lafayette County, MS.
Mr. Harwell is survived by his wife, Hazzle L. Harwell; a daughter, Ronda Lynn Walls (Dave); a son, Randy Lee Harwell; a sister Lona Merle Hodge, all of Water Valley; seven grandchildren, Jeremy Chad Harwel, Joseph White Byrd, Lindsey Leann Byrd, Kimberly Walls, Jessica Walls, and Avonlea Hope Harwell; five great grandchildren, Joseph Allen Britt, Michael Andrew Burrows, Brianna Walls, Kalen Walls, and Layla Brooke Harwell, and a godson, Michael Taylor all of Water Valley.
Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Lisa Ann Harwell; a grandson, Cody Wade Harwell; a sister, Faye Berryhill; and three brothers, Joe Eddie Harwell, Cletus Harwell, and James Lewis Harwell.