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Paul McGarvey Obituary
HILLSBORO, TX — Paul Allen McGarvey, age 94, of Hillsboro, Texas, passed away Monday, March 8, 2021 at home.
A Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, March 12, 2021, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro with Rev. Richard Foth officiating.
Burial will take place on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at 10:15 a.m. at Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery.
A visitation will be held prior to the service from 9 a.m. – 10 a.m. Friday, March 12, 2021 at the funeral home.
Facial masks and social distancing will be required.
The service will also be live streamed on Facebook Live.
Paul was born Feb. 13, 1927, in Alton, Illinois, to Edgar and Mabel (Ballard) McGarvey.
He graduated from Alton High School and received a master's in education from Eastern Illinois University.
Paul coached basketball, football, and baseball for 18 years at the secondary level in Illinois.
Paul served as the Director of Men's Ministers at the National Assembly of God headquarters in Springfield, Missouri, from 1972-1982.
He served as the Associate Pastor at Calvary Temple Assembly in Naperville, Illinois, from 1982-1994.
Paul also served as Associate Pastor at Northland Cathedral in Kansas City, Missouri, from 2005- 2018, retiring at the age of 91.
He also served his country during WWII in the Army Airforce.
Coach Paul served his Lord and Savior his entire life and spread the word of Jesus Christ here in the United States and many countries around the world. "Well done, good and faithful servant," Matthew 25:23.
Paul is preceded in death by Lois Eileen McGarvey, his wife of 70 years; son, Stephen McGarvey, of Kansas City, Missouri; and brother, David McGarvey, Alton.
He is survived by son, Stan McGarvey and wife Linda, of Hillsboro, Texas; granddaughter, Elizabeth Lindgren of Kansas City, Missouri; grandsons, David Paul McGarvey of Hillsboro, and John Ross McGarvey of Center, Texas; and seven great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers donations to "Risen Church Building Fund" Online giving- risenchurch.securegive.com or by mail- Risen Church, PO Box 796 Hillsboro, TX 76645.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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Sandy and Nathan Granger
March 14, 2021
Paul as you enjoy your reward for a lifetime of service to Christ, we are also thankful to have been drawn to you ministry. God bless.
Dan Schroeder
March 12, 2021
I was saddened to read about the passing of “coach” McGarvey. He was my football coach at Jerseyville high school. He taught me a lot during that time and I will always be indebted to him. May God bless him and keep him.
Dan Schroeder, class of ‘66.
Melvin Berry
March 12, 2021
I knew Paul as my football coach in Jerseyville, IL. He was quite disappointed with my personal life, and rightfully so. But thanks to his powerful Christian witness, and many like him afterward, I became a disciple of Jesus Christ. We will meet again in eternity to worship the Lord. Thanks, Coach.
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