Mrs. Harrell was born October 15, 1927 in Selma, NC to the late Joseph McNeil Butts and Bessie Maybelle Green Butts.

Mrs. Harrell accepted Christ as Savior in 1939 and baptized at the age of12 at First Baptist Church in Henderson, NC.  

Mrs. Harrell graduated from Henderson High School as president of the senior class and was voted “Most Dependable.”  

She attended the Richmond Professional Institute of the College of William and Mary, graduated from Stuart Circle Hospital in Richmond and was certified by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists in January 1949.  

She served as an associate member MT (ASCP) 15977 and serving in hospital laboratories from 1948 to 1998 including Roanoke Rapids Hospital, Halifax County Health Department, Community Hospital of South Hill, Va., Warren County Hospital, Wilson Memorial Hospital, Moses Cone Hospital of Greensboro, NC, Richmond Memorial Hospital, and Wake Memorial Hospital in Raleigh. 

Mrs. Harrell married to Eugene Cecil Coker of Henderson on November 21, 1948.  This marriage brought forth three premature children who did not survive infancy and are buried in the Rhea Family Cemetery. This marriage then ended in divorce.

Mrs. Harrell accepted Christ as Lord in 1965 at Quankie Baptist Church and was baptized at Weldon Baptist Church.

Mrs. Harrell then married Stewart Havens Harrell of Roanoke Rapids (a native of Martin County, and the son of the late Jasper Havens Harrell and Nora Diantha “Antha” Mizell Harrell.) on June 3, 1967.

Mrs. Harrell was listed in Marquis’ Who’s Who of American Women (1983-1984).

In addition to her parents and husband, and infant children, Mrs. Harrell was preceded in death by her stepmother Annie Mae Martin Butts.

Mrs. Harrell is survived by her son Joseph Stewart Harrell and wife Mable J. Harrell; daughter, Diantha Rhea Harrell Cavnar; her grandchildren, George Wayne Harrell, Haven Rhea Cavnar, and Seanna Evelynn Cavnar.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at 1:00 PM at Quankie Baptist Church with Rev. Billy Hardwick officiating.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the church from 11:00 to 1:00 prior to the service.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Quankie Baptist Church.

Online condolences may be made at www.hockadayfs.com.