William P. “Bill”Havey

 William Powell Harvey, 86, of Greenville passed away in the Greenville Hospital on April 29, 2009.  He was born in DeQueen, Arkansas on January 10, 1923 to William S. and Clara Pearline Harvey. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.   He honorably served his country in WWII in the Italian Campaign where he received a Bronze Star and two Purple Hearts. He was a draftsman for the Texas State Highway Department for 40 years before his retirement. For fifty years he was a member of the Masonic Lodge and a Shriner. He was a member of Westview United Methodist Church (formerly Lee Street Methodist) for over 60 years and it was at the parsonage of this church he married Etta Dell Wright in 1946.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Wilma Ward Fields, brothers in law, William and Joe Wright, Raymond Ward, J. D. Smith, Rex Baker, and   John Talley and sister in law Peggy Wright.

He is survived by his beloved wife of 62 years, Etta Dell Wright Harvey; son, Billy Dale Harvey and wife, Lois of Biloxi, Mississippi; grandson, Bradley Harvey of Fayetteville, Arkansas; grandson, Ryan Harvey and wife Renee of Blue Ridge, Texas; great-granddaughters, Grace, Lilly and Rose Harvey; sister, Jean Smith; sisters in law, Cloe Talley, Murl Baker, Marcella Wright and brother in law J.P. Fields, along with numerous nephews, nieces and many friends.

Services will be on Saturday, May 2 at 11 AM in the Coker Mathews chapel with Rev. Brian Bosworth officiating. Committal services follow at Memory Land. Visitation will be 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Friday at the funeral home.

Pallbearers will be Bradley Harvey, Ryan Harvey, Johnny Talley, Steve Knox, Robert Woods, and Henry Black.

Honorary Pallbearers will be Gary Baker, James Roddy, Hardy Parrott, Billy Craig, Jerrel Tredway, Kenneth Kluttz, Felix Frazier, and Timothy Smith.

The family also wishes to commend and praise the staff at the Greenville Hospital ICU for all of their great care and concern.

Ski on Ski Daddy, you will be missed.