Harrel

Services for Betty Ann Harrel, 58, were held Saturday, Jan. 23 at First United Methodist Church with Revs. Ricky Ricks, Hill Johnson and Patrick Lloyd o ciating. Interment was in Rose Hill Cemetery in Pittsburg. Mrs. Harrel was born in Pittsburg on Jan. 23, 1957. She died Tuesday, Jan. 19 at East Texas Medical Center in Tyler. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Pittsburg and taught at Pittsburg Independent School District. She is survived by her husband, Dennis Harrel; three daughters, Amy and Shelli Harrel of Pittsburg, and Kristi Dubois and her husband Jordan of Longview; mother, Laverne Abernathy of Pittsburg; one brother, W. David Abernathy of Pittsburg; and one sister, Mary Lou Spradling of Leonard. She is preceded in death by her father, Mayor D.H. Abernathy. Pallbearers were Zac Harrel, Chase Hurlimann, Bobby Burgess, John Toole, Charles Harris and John Harris. Visitation was Friday, Jan. 22 at First United Methodist Church.