Rev. James Bernard Burwell was the son of James Estep and Rachel (Riggin) Burwell. He was the husband of Blanche Rebecca (Combs) Burwell. She died October 13, 2010. He was a minister in The Methodist Church/United Methodist Church: Pittsburgh Conference 1948 F 1956 Western Pennsylvania Conference 1962 Northern New York Conference 1964 Western New York Conference 1968.
Memoir
United Methodist Church
Western New York Conference Journal
1980, Pgs. 298-299
Obituary
Unidentified Newsclipping
September 1979
BURWELL.--Funeral services will be held today in Brentwood, Pa., for the Rev. James B. Burwell, age 60, pastor of Christ United Methodist Church in Amherst, Erie County, New York. Burial will be in Jefferson Memorial Cemetery, in Pittsburgh.
A native of Uniontown, Pa., the Amherst resident died Saturday (September 1, 1979) while visiting relatives in Pittsburgh. He graduated from Western Theological Seminary, Pittsburg, and was assigned to churches in Claysville, Pa., and Pittsburgh during the early part of his career. A senior minister of Christ United Methodist Church, Harlem and Saratoga Roads, since 1968, he was a member of the Board of Ordained Ministry of the Western New York Conference and a member of the denomination's Buffalo District Finance Committee. He is survived by his wife, Blanche; three daughters, Mrs. Lawrence Harper and Mrs. James O'Hara, both of Pittsburgh, and Mrs. Thomas Zeigler of Marietta, Ohio; a brother, the Rev. Wayne Burwell of Brandon, Florida; and a sister, Mrs. Vergil McMaster of Pemberton, New Jersey.
Memoir
United Methodist Church
Western New York Conference Journal
1980, Pgs. 298-299
Obituary
Unidentified Newsclipping
September 1979
BURWELL.--Funeral services will be held today in Brentwood, Pa., for the Rev. James B. Burwell, age 60, pastor of Christ United Methodist Church in Amherst, Erie County, New York. Burial will be in Jefferson Memorial Cemetery, in Pittsburgh.
A native of Uniontown, Pa., the Amherst resident died Saturday (September 1, 1979) while visiting relatives in Pittsburgh. He graduated from Western Theological Seminary, Pittsburg, and was assigned to churches in Claysville, Pa., and Pittsburgh during the early part of his career. A senior minister of Christ United Methodist Church, Harlem and Saratoga Roads, since 1968, he was a member of the Board of Ordained Ministry of the Western New York Conference and a member of the denomination's Buffalo District Finance Committee. He is survived by his wife, Blanche; three daughters, Mrs. Lawrence Harper and Mrs. James O'Hara, both of Pittsburgh, and Mrs. Thomas Zeigler of Marietta, Ohio; a brother, the Rev. Wayne Burwell of Brandon, Florida; and a sister, Mrs. Vergil McMaster of Pemberton, New Jersey.
Rev. James Bernard Burwell was the son of James Estep and Rachel (Riggin) Burwell. He was the husband of Blanche Rebecca (Combs) Burwell. She died October 13, 2010. He was a minister in The Methodist Church/United Methodist Church: Pittsburgh Conference 1948 F 1956 Western Pennsylvania Conference 1962 Northern New York Conference 1964 Western New York Conference 1968.
Memoir
United Methodist Church
Western New York Conference Journal
1980, Pgs. 298-299
Obituary
Unidentified Newsclipping
September 1979
BURWELL.--Funeral services will be held today in Brentwood, Pa., for the Rev. James B. Burwell, age 60, pastor of Christ United Methodist Church in Amherst, Erie County, New York. Burial will be in Jefferson Memorial Cemetery, in Pittsburgh.
A native of Uniontown, Pa., the Amherst resident died Saturday (September 1, 1979) while visiting relatives in Pittsburgh. He graduated from Western Theological Seminary, Pittsburg, and was assigned to churches in Claysville, Pa., and Pittsburgh during the early part of his career. A senior minister of Christ United Methodist Church, Harlem and Saratoga Roads, since 1968, he was a member of the Board of Ordained Ministry of the Western New York Conference and a member of the denomination's Buffalo District Finance Committee. He is survived by his wife, Blanche; three daughters, Mrs. Lawrence Harper and Mrs. James O'Hara, both of Pittsburgh, and Mrs. Thomas Zeigler of Marietta, Ohio; a brother, the Rev. Wayne Burwell of Brandon, Florida; and a sister, Mrs. Vergil McMaster of Pemberton, New Jersey.
Memoir
United Methodist Church
Western New York Conference Journal
1980, Pgs. 298-299
Obituary
Unidentified Newsclipping
September 1979
BURWELL.--Funeral services will be held today in Brentwood, Pa., for the Rev. James B. Burwell, age 60, pastor of Christ United Methodist Church in Amherst, Erie County, New York. Burial will be in Jefferson Memorial Cemetery, in Pittsburgh.
A native of Uniontown, Pa., the Amherst resident died Saturday (September 1, 1979) while visiting relatives in Pittsburgh. He graduated from Western Theological Seminary, Pittsburg, and was assigned to churches in Claysville, Pa., and Pittsburgh during the early part of his career. A senior minister of Christ United Methodist Church, Harlem and Saratoga Roads, since 1968, he was a member of the Board of Ordained Ministry of the Western New York Conference and a member of the denomination's Buffalo District Finance Committee. He is survived by his wife, Blanche; three daughters, Mrs. Lawrence Harper and Mrs. James O'Hara, both of Pittsburgh, and Mrs. Thomas Zeigler of Marietta, Ohio; a brother, the Rev. Wayne Burwell of Brandon, Florida; and a sister, Mrs. Vergil McMaster of Pemberton, New Jersey.
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