A Celebration of Life service for Terry F. Harvell, 83, is set for 2 p.m. Sunday, October 18, 2026, at Wheeler Grove Baptist Church. Visitation will be Sunday, October 18, 2026, from 1pm-2pm at Wheeler Grove Baptist Church. Bro. Joshua Westmoreland, Bro. Cory Holley, and Bro. Kara Blackard will officiate.
Mr. Harvell, surrounded by his family, peacefully transitioned to his heavenly home on October 16, 2026. He was born April 10, 1943, to the late Floyd and Jewel Harvell. Terry was a graduate of Corinth High School and worked as a Registered Nurse for over 40-years. He was a devout member of the Wheeler Grove Baptist Church for 58 years.
He was greeted by his Lord and Savior and was preceded in death by his parents, Jewell and Floyd Harvell; brothers, Jackie, Chester, and Thomas Harvell; and two infant siblings.
Terry is survived by his wife of 56 years, Peggy Harvell; daughter, Kimberly Newcomb (Jeffery); grandson, Joshua Newcomb (Madison), great-grandchildren, Kai and Remy Newcomb; sisters, Vickie Wallin (David) and Gail Moore; brothers, Rickey Harvell (Sandy), and William Harvell (Connie); sisters-in-law, Kathy Hastings, Sheri Cosby, Betty Farris (Jerry), Lisa Harvell, and Dora Harvell; bonus son, Morris Jason Mottz; bonus grandchild, McKinzey Mottz; many nieces, nephews and his Wheeler Grove Church family.
Magnolia Funeral Home has been honored to serve the family of Mr. Terry Harvell.
To my Classmates:
Terry was one of our classmates who I begged, pleaded and tried to bribe to try and get to our reunions over the years. He was an outlier who never attended a reunion to my knowledge for 64 years. Despite that I got to know him well particularly over the last 20 years or so.
He was a wonderful person, full of kindness and laughter. He had a most interesting career and served a life of service to others as a registered nurse. He had a most interesting career in the military and loved to tell tales of his duties as a spy while serving in Panama.
Along with Terry and his lovely wife Peggy, Stephanie and I shared a distinction of dining at Corinth's wonderful culinary attraction, Abe's Grill, for over 52 years since it opened. Along with Stephanie, we were Saturday morning regulars with Peggy and Terry for the few years that Abe's was open on Saturdays. I will miss him dearly on future visits to Abe's.
My condolences to Peggy and Terry's family on his passing.
Milton Sandy, Jr.
