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Harwell Parks Quillian Jr. died Aug. 6 at the age of 78 due to respiratory failure following long battles with cancers.

Harwell (also known as Junior or Quill) was born in Valdosta, Georgia to Olga and Harwell Quillian but moved to Greenville at a young age and did all his school years there. He joined the Air Force at 19 and became a member of the elite Pararescue teams which led to many awards for bravery including the DFC and Air Medals. Later careers included bush pilot in Alaska and oilfield drilling manager which took him to all corners of the earth. In 1998, he married Jenny and they settled in Orlando until moving to Crawfordville, Florida in 2019 to be closer to family. 

Harwell is survived by his wife Jenny, sons Tony Bush (Beryl Lynn Bush) and Beau, brother Ed Quillian (Ruth), niece Sharon Maddox (Ben) and nephew Jimmy Stinson plus their families Aaron Bush, Sean Bush, Aaron Stinson, Matthew Maddox, Morgan Maddox and Sylvia Maddox.  

The funeral service was held at 2 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 12 at the First Methodist Church at 112 Adam Street in Greenville. The family received friends from 1:30 p.m. until service time.

In lieu of flowers, a donation to the American Legion or any veterans support group is requested. 

For online condolences, please visit www.dunklinfh.com.