Harmon Nathaniel Furr

Harmon Nathaniel Furr, 81, of McCordsville, IN, went to be with the Christ on Thursday, May 31, 2012. He was born on December 24, 1930 in Hutchinson, Kansas to Edward Garland Furr and Bertie Ethel (Burkhart) Furr. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Donald Wayne Furr & Frederick Edward Furr.

He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Colleen Vivian Grober Furr, whom he married on December 4, 1951 in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. Also surviving: daughter Brenda Nel of Eugene, Oregon, son Stephen Furr of McCordsville, Indiana;a sister, Nellie Anna Furr of Corpus Christi, Texas; 4 grandchildren: Evan Smelser of Portland, Oregon, Luke Furr (wife Nicole) of Bloomington, Indiana, & Jordan Furr & Kasidy Furr of McCordsville, Indiana.

Funeral service will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, June 4, 2012 at Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home Chapel in Van Buren, AR with burial at Forest Park Cemetery in Fort Smith, AR with military honors under the direction of Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home of Van Buren, AR.

Pallbearers will be Dr. David Furr, Kevin Furr, Evan Smelser, Rev. Luke Furr, Jordan Furr, Colton Grober and Dale Schmidgall.

Honorary pallbearers will be Bill Grober, Bryan Grober, Frank Shipman and Roy Martin.

The family will receive friends from 1:00 P.M. until the funeral hour, Monday, June 4, 2012 at Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home in Van Buren, AR.

At the age of 15, Harmon’s mother persuaded him to go to a revival meeting with her at the First Assembly of God Church on Dodson Avenue in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Both the young man sitting near him and the Evangelist encouraged him to go forward for salvation. He gave his heart and life to the Lord that night and started going regularly to the New Bethel Assembly of God church closer to home.

About a year later he was gloriously filled with the Holy Spirit and felt a call to preach the gospel. He completely committed his life to that calling. He attended Central Bible College in Springfield, Missouri. His studies were interrupted with 3 ½ years of military service during the Korean War. While in the Air Force as a chaplain’s assistant, he married Colleen Grober who was a part of the New Bethel Chruch. He was sent to Weisdbaden, Germany, five days after their wedding for 18 months.

Weisbaden was the headquarters for all the branches of military in the European Theater, giving him access to the files of all service people stationed in Europe. He made contacts with those affiliated with a full gospel Fellowship with monthly meetings and special speakers and missionaries in the area. Many service men and women as well as Germans came to Christ in those services. Later, the Assemblies of God incorporated it, and it is still in existence today. He was also president of Youth For Chirst and saw many come to Christ in those meetings. Some of those later went into full time ministry on returning home to the states.

When he completed his time inthe military, he and his wife Colleen moved to Springfield, MO and completed his education. While in school, he pastored two “outstation” churches. Their first child, Brenda, was born during that time. After graduating from Bible College he went into the full-time pastoral ministry and pastored in Mountain Grove, MO, where their second child, Steve, was born.

He was a wonderful pastor. Over the next 45 years he also pastored in Thayer, MO, Kansas City, MO, Pawhuska, OK, Panama City Fl, Nashville, TN, Minier, IL, and Metropolis, IL. There were many souls saved and lives changed during those years. We know when he stands before the Lord, the Lord will say “Well Done, Thou Good and Faithful Servant, Enter Thou into the Joys of the Lord.”