Obituary:
Rev. James Linvel Fallwell, 82, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, passed from this life into Eternal Life on Sunday, October 20, 2013, in St. John's Hospital in Tulsa, OK. He was born on June 8, 1931, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Hester Hazel (Sims) Fallwell and Cecil E.C. Fallwell. He married the love of his life, Joy Eleen (Weese) Fallwell on July 8, 1950, in Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas. They celebrated their 63rd Wedding Anniversary this year.
James, often called "Jimmy" or "Jim", worked most of his life as an auto and diesel truck mechanic. He was also an ordained minister through Full Gospel Assembly Church in Oklahoma City, OK, under the ministry of Rev. J. C. Hibbard, Jr.
Rev. James Fallwell has performed many wedding ceremonies for family members and friends in Oklahoma. He had a beautiful tenor voice in which he would sing "The Lord's Prayer" and "You Light Up My Life", among other songs, at the weddings in which he officiated. Everyone loved to hear him sing "The Lighthouse" in which he could hit those high tenor notes. More than anything, he loved his grandchildren and he enjoyed studying the Holy Bible and talking about the Lord and the Word of God. He also loved to write poetry and is a published poet.
James was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Leander Cecil Fallwell and Boyd Eugene Fallwell; one sister, Mildred Ella Gabriel; and one grandson, Jason Scott Taylor.
He is survived by his wife, Joy, of the home; five daughters: Deborah Elaine Hinkle, and her husband, Steve, of Oklahoma City, OK; Teresa Iona Butler, and her husband, Tom, of Whitefield, OK; DeNiece Inez Schaffer of Hanston, KS; Diana Lynn Taylor, of Oklahoma City, OK; and Angela Rene' Fry and her husband, Roger, of Oklahoma City, OK. He is also survived by twelve grandchildren: Keith Allen Crippen, Sheila Kay Anderson, Marcus Shane Wahl, Tina Lavon Cyr, Michael Patrick Dooley II, Heather Joycelynn Sharp, Trista Lynn Butler, Jonathan Lee Schaffer, Amy Donise Schaffer, Frank Jesse Taylor, Angel Dawne' Fallwell, and Sierra Diane' Walker. He was also survived 25 great grandchildren.
Of his eight siblings, he is survived by one brother, Lester Franklin Fallwell of Midwest City, OK, and four sisters: Rowena Hazel Geurin of Del City, OK; Betty Ruth Bennett and Retha Lavonne Hendrix of Oklahoma City, OK; and Mary Ellen Henderson and her husband, Kenneth, of Longtown, OK.
Services were held Saturday, October 26, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. at Lynlee Mae Chapel & Reception Center, 507 East Main Street, Moore, OK, and are under the direction of John M. Ireland Funeral Home, Moore, OK. Visitation was Friday, October 25, 2013 at the funeral home.
He was laid to rest at Pleasant Valley Cemetery (Wheatland) at S.W. 59th & Council in Oklahoma City, OK.
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I BELIEVE
by James Linvel Fallwell
To live, to live, that is our quest,
Our choices real, we cannot guess.
Immortality shows it's head,
Our fate our hope, we will not dread.
We're justified by what we say,
Sealed in our heart by how we pray.
A clear bell rings, a voice I hear,
Falling so gently, on my ear.
"Just believe, believe", my quest, my quest,
Immortality now, a welcome guest!
Rev. James Linvel Fallwell, 82, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, passed from this life into Eternal Life on Sunday, October 20, 2013, in St. John's Hospital in Tulsa, OK. He was born on June 8, 1931, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Hester Hazel (Sims) Fallwell and Cecil E.C. Fallwell. He married the love of his life, Joy Eleen (Weese) Fallwell on July 8, 1950, in Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas. They celebrated their 63rd Wedding Anniversary this year.
James, often called "Jimmy" or "Jim", worked most of his life as an auto and diesel truck mechanic. He was also an ordained minister through Full Gospel Assembly Church in Oklahoma City, OK, under the ministry of Rev. J. C. Hibbard, Jr.
Rev. James Fallwell has performed many wedding ceremonies for family members and friends in Oklahoma. He had a beautiful tenor voice in which he would sing "The Lord's Prayer" and "You Light Up My Life", among other songs, at the weddings in which he officiated. Everyone loved to hear him sing "The Lighthouse" in which he could hit those high tenor notes. More than anything, he loved his grandchildren and he enjoyed studying the Holy Bible and talking about the Lord and the Word of God. He also loved to write poetry and is a published poet.
James was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Leander Cecil Fallwell and Boyd Eugene Fallwell; one sister, Mildred Ella Gabriel; and one grandson, Jason Scott Taylor.
He is survived by his wife, Joy, of the home; five daughters: Deborah Elaine Hinkle, and her husband, Steve, of Oklahoma City, OK; Teresa Iona Butler, and her husband, Tom, of Whitefield, OK; DeNiece Inez Schaffer of Hanston, KS; Diana Lynn Taylor, of Oklahoma City, OK; and Angela Rene' Fry and her husband, Roger, of Oklahoma City, OK. He is also survived by twelve grandchildren: Keith Allen Crippen, Sheila Kay Anderson, Marcus Shane Wahl, Tina Lavon Cyr, Michael Patrick Dooley II, Heather Joycelynn Sharp, Trista Lynn Butler, Jonathan Lee Schaffer, Amy Donise Schaffer, Frank Jesse Taylor, Angel Dawne' Fallwell, and Sierra Diane' Walker. He was also survived 25 great grandchildren.
Of his eight siblings, he is survived by one brother, Lester Franklin Fallwell of Midwest City, OK, and four sisters: Rowena Hazel Geurin of Del City, OK; Betty Ruth Bennett and Retha Lavonne Hendrix of Oklahoma City, OK; and Mary Ellen Henderson and her husband, Kenneth, of Longtown, OK.
Services were held Saturday, October 26, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. at Lynlee Mae Chapel & Reception Center, 507 East Main Street, Moore, OK, and are under the direction of John M. Ireland Funeral Home, Moore, OK. Visitation was Friday, October 25, 2013 at the funeral home.
He was laid to rest at Pleasant Valley Cemetery (Wheatland) at S.W. 59th & Council in Oklahoma City, OK.
======================================
I BELIEVE
by James Linvel Fallwell
To live, to live, that is our quest,
Our choices real, we cannot guess.
Immortality shows it's head,
Our fate our hope, we will not dread.
We're justified by what we say,
Sealed in our heart by how we pray.
A clear bell rings, a voice I hear,
Falling so gently, on my ear.
"Just believe, believe", my quest, my quest,
Immortality now, a welcome guest!
Obituary:
Rev. James Linvel Fallwell, 82, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, passed from this life into Eternal Life on Sunday, October 20, 2013, in St. John's Hospital in Tulsa, OK. He was born on June 8, 1931, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Hester Hazel (Sims) Fallwell and Cecil E.C. Fallwell. He married the love of his life, Joy Eleen (Weese) Fallwell on July 8, 1950, in Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas. They celebrated their 63rd Wedding Anniversary this year.
James, often called "Jimmy" or "Jim", worked most of his life as an auto and diesel truck mechanic. He was also an ordained minister through Full Gospel Assembly Church in Oklahoma City, OK, under the ministry of Rev. J. C. Hibbard, Jr.
Rev. James Fallwell has performed many wedding ceremonies for family members and friends in Oklahoma. He had a beautiful tenor voice in which he would sing "The Lord's Prayer" and "You Light Up My Life", among other songs, at the weddings in which he officiated. Everyone loved to hear him sing "The Lighthouse" in which he could hit those high tenor notes. More than anything, he loved his grandchildren and he enjoyed studying the Holy Bible and talking about the Lord and the Word of God. He also loved to write poetry and is a published poet.
James was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Leander Cecil Fallwell and Boyd Eugene Fallwell; one sister, Mildred Ella Gabriel; and one grandson, Jason Scott Taylor.
He is survived by his wife, Joy, of the home; five daughters: Deborah Elaine Hinkle, and her husband, Steve, of Oklahoma City, OK; Teresa Iona Butler, and her husband, Tom, of Whitefield, OK; DeNiece Inez Schaffer of Hanston, KS; Diana Lynn Taylor, of Oklahoma City, OK; and Angela Rene' Fry and her husband, Roger, of Oklahoma City, OK. He is also survived by twelve grandchildren: Keith Allen Crippen, Sheila Kay Anderson, Marcus Shane Wahl, Tina Lavon Cyr, Michael Patrick Dooley II, Heather Joycelynn Sharp, Trista Lynn Butler, Jonathan Lee Schaffer, Amy Donise Schaffer, Frank Jesse Taylor, Angel Dawne' Fallwell, and Sierra Diane' Walker. He was also survived 25 great grandchildren.
Of his eight siblings, he is survived by one brother, Lester Franklin Fallwell of Midwest City, OK, and four sisters: Rowena Hazel Geurin of Del City, OK; Betty Ruth Bennett and Retha Lavonne Hendrix of Oklahoma City, OK; and Mary Ellen Henderson and her husband, Kenneth, of Longtown, OK.
Services were held Saturday, October 26, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. at Lynlee Mae Chapel & Reception Center, 507 East Main Street, Moore, OK, and are under the direction of John M. Ireland Funeral Home, Moore, OK. Visitation was Friday, October 25, 2013 at the funeral home.
He was laid to rest at Pleasant Valley Cemetery (Wheatland) at S.W. 59th & Council in Oklahoma City, OK.
======================================
I BELIEVE
by James Linvel Fallwell
To live, to live, that is our quest,
Our choices real, we cannot guess.
Immortality shows it's head,
Our fate our hope, we will not dread.
We're justified by what we say,
Sealed in our heart by how we pray.
A clear bell rings, a voice I hear,
Falling so gently, on my ear.
"Just believe, believe", my quest, my quest,
Immortality now, a welcome guest!
Rev. James Linvel Fallwell, 82, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, passed from this life into Eternal Life on Sunday, October 20, 2013, in St. John's Hospital in Tulsa, OK. He was born on June 8, 1931, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Hester Hazel (Sims) Fallwell and Cecil E.C. Fallwell. He married the love of his life, Joy Eleen (Weese) Fallwell on July 8, 1950, in Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas. They celebrated their 63rd Wedding Anniversary this year.
James, often called "Jimmy" or "Jim", worked most of his life as an auto and diesel truck mechanic. He was also an ordained minister through Full Gospel Assembly Church in Oklahoma City, OK, under the ministry of Rev. J. C. Hibbard, Jr.
Rev. James Fallwell has performed many wedding ceremonies for family members and friends in Oklahoma. He had a beautiful tenor voice in which he would sing "The Lord's Prayer" and "You Light Up My Life", among other songs, at the weddings in which he officiated. Everyone loved to hear him sing "The Lighthouse" in which he could hit those high tenor notes. More than anything, he loved his grandchildren and he enjoyed studying the Holy Bible and talking about the Lord and the Word of God. He also loved to write poetry and is a published poet.
James was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Leander Cecil Fallwell and Boyd Eugene Fallwell; one sister, Mildred Ella Gabriel; and one grandson, Jason Scott Taylor.
He is survived by his wife, Joy, of the home; five daughters: Deborah Elaine Hinkle, and her husband, Steve, of Oklahoma City, OK; Teresa Iona Butler, and her husband, Tom, of Whitefield, OK; DeNiece Inez Schaffer of Hanston, KS; Diana Lynn Taylor, of Oklahoma City, OK; and Angela Rene' Fry and her husband, Roger, of Oklahoma City, OK. He is also survived by twelve grandchildren: Keith Allen Crippen, Sheila Kay Anderson, Marcus Shane Wahl, Tina Lavon Cyr, Michael Patrick Dooley II, Heather Joycelynn Sharp, Trista Lynn Butler, Jonathan Lee Schaffer, Amy Donise Schaffer, Frank Jesse Taylor, Angel Dawne' Fallwell, and Sierra Diane' Walker. He was also survived 25 great grandchildren.
Of his eight siblings, he is survived by one brother, Lester Franklin Fallwell of Midwest City, OK, and four sisters: Rowena Hazel Geurin of Del City, OK; Betty Ruth Bennett and Retha Lavonne Hendrix of Oklahoma City, OK; and Mary Ellen Henderson and her husband, Kenneth, of Longtown, OK.
Services were held Saturday, October 26, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. at Lynlee Mae Chapel & Reception Center, 507 East Main Street, Moore, OK, and are under the direction of John M. Ireland Funeral Home, Moore, OK. Visitation was Friday, October 25, 2013 at the funeral home.
He was laid to rest at Pleasant Valley Cemetery (Wheatland) at S.W. 59th & Council in Oklahoma City, OK.
======================================
I BELIEVE
by James Linvel Fallwell
To live, to live, that is our quest,
Our choices real, we cannot guess.
Immortality shows it's head,
Our fate our hope, we will not dread.
We're justified by what we say,
Sealed in our heart by how we pray.
A clear bell rings, a voice I hear,
Falling so gently, on my ear.
"Just believe, believe", my quest, my quest,
Immortality now, a welcome guest!
