Active Pallbearers Deacons- Bethel Baptist Church 
Flower Bearers Deaconesses - Bethel Baptist Church 
 
In Loving Memory 
of 
Deacon John W. Clausell 
 
Acknowledgements 
The family of Deacon John W. Clausell wishes to express their sincere thanks and heartfelt gratitude for the cards, flowers, and other expressions of sympathy. May God richly bless each of you. 
He who dwells in the shelter of the most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust. Psalm 91:1-2 
 
June 23, 1916- July 16, 2000 
Funeral Services Saturday, July 22, 2000 Bethel Baptist Church Monroeville, Alabama 
Rev. Ywell Cunningham, Officiating Pastor Rev. John W. Floyd, Pastor Emeritus 
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 Obituary 
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On Sunday, July 16, 2000, the Lord called home one of his faithful servants, Deacon John W. Clausell. Deacon Clausell was born on July 23, 1916 to Mary and Stephen Clausell of ~~nroeville, Alab~a. He accepted Christ at an early age and JOined Bethel Baptist Church where he served faithfully as a member and deacon for many years. 
Deacon Clausell married Christina McCorvey on December 1, 1946 and to that union, five children were born. He was an industrious and hard-working man. He was employed as a mechanic and body repairman at several local businesses in Monroeville for many years and worked at Arvin Industries and Bethel Baptist Church. 
He VIaS preceded in death by his parents Stephen and Mary Clausell, one sister, Caldonia Clausell, and two brothers Aaron and James Clausell. Immediate family members that remain to celebrate his life are his wife of 53 years; Christina McCorvey Clausell, Monroeville, AL; two sons, Herbert D. Clausell (Dorothy), Monroeville, AL and Phillip A. Clausell (Dallas), Minneapolis, MN; three daughters; Betty J. Bickley (Roland), Monroeville, AL, Delois Hollinger and Angela 
Clausell, Jacksonville, FL; a sister, Hattie Holt, Monroeville, 
AL; a brother, Charles Clausell (Pauline), Monroeville, AL; eight grandchildren and one great -grandchild. 
 
Order of Service 
Processional Selection...... ... ... .... .. ...... ... .......... .. .... .. ... .... .... . .Choir 
Scripture Readings Old & New Testaments... ..... ...... .Rev. Sidney Tucker 
Prayer..... . ... .... .. ... . ... .. ......... . ... .... .. .Rev. John W. Floyd 
Pastor Emeritus Bethel Baptist Church Solo ..... . .. ... ... .. ..... ..... .. ...... .  ~ ..... ...... Sis. Malisa Taylor 
Expressions- "As I Knew Him"... .....Dea. John C. Stallworth Dea. William Andrews 
Sis. Gail Whiting Solo..... . .. ... .. .. ..... . ... ..... . ... ..... .... ... Bro. Jimmie Malden Poem..... ... . .... .. .. ... . .... .. ..... .......... . ... .Brandie Hollinger Acknowledgements .. . .... .. .. .. ... ........ Deacon Darenell Payne Obituary ( Read Silently) 
Hymn.. .. ..... ......... ... .... ... .. ... ... .. . ... ............. .. ....Choir 
Eulogy.. .. ... ... .... ..... .. ... .. . .Rev. Ywell Cunningham, Pastor Bethel Baptist Church 
Recessional