Rev. J. Scott Harvell, 35, of Fitzgerald, Georgia went home to be with his Lord on Friday, January 22, 2010, at St. Joseph/Candler Hospital in Savannah, Georgia.
Funeral services will be held 1 P.M. Tuesday, January 26, 2010, at the Church of God Camp Ground, Tifton, Georgia with the Rev. David Blair, Rev. Ray Garner, Rev. Tommy Powell, and Rev. Bobby Moore officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Fitzgerald, GA. The service will be webcast live at www.sgacog.org. The family will receive friends from 6-8 Monday evening at the Church of God Camp Ground in Tifton.
Rev. Harvell was born March 20, 1974 in Thomasville, Georgia to Bobby and Lynnette Harvell of Fitzgerald, Georgia. A 1993 graduate of Fitzgerald High School, he also graduated from Zoe University in Jacksonville, FL and Covenant Christian Theological Seminary. He was an ordained Bishop in the Church of God and served on the State Youth and Christian Education Board. For the past two years he served as the Senior Pastor of Harvest Renewal Worship Center, Nichols, GA. He also served in ministry positions at Fitzgerald Church of God, Statenville Church of God and Abundant Life Fellowship in Brunswick, GA.
Rev. Harvell is survived by his wife, Laura R. Harvell of Douglas, GA; Daughter, Anslie B. Harvell of Douglas; Parents, Bobby and Lynnette Harvell of Fitzgerald; Sisters and brothers-in law, Lisa and Shannon Dorough of Fitzgerald and Brandy and Chip Rutherford of Gray, GA; Grandmother, Mary Ellen Harvell of Thomasville, GA; and several nieces and nephews.
The family suggests that in lieu of flowers, memorials be sent to South Georgia Church of God (Scott Harvell Dorm Project), P.O. Box 1370, Tifton, GA 31793.