Sterling B. Harwell
October 9, 1917-Jan 3, 2010
Sterling B. Harwell was born in San Antonio October 9,1917 and passed gently on to be with his Lord on Sunday January 3, 2010. He was a much-beloved husband, father, grandfather, & great-grandfather.
Sterling Harwell’s military career began as an Army Lieutenant in the last fully mobile Army Calvary unit stationed at Ft. Sam Houston in
San Antonio
. During WWII, he served in the Army-Air Corps as a tail-gunner instructor. His last post was as Provost Marshal at Bergstrom AFB in
Austin
, after which he retired with honors and a 26-year military career.
Sterling
& his wife Cheri raised their ten children in
Wimberley, Texas
. Later, the family moved to nearby Blanco, where he was one of the friendliest mailmen and a member of the Methodist church.
Sterling
is survived & dearly missed by his wife of 62 years Cheri Dawn, his children Nina Sugarek, John, Jimmy, Bryan, Jana Black, Cathy Pickle, Glenn, Cheri Mayfield, Samantha Odell, Amber Nicholas, his 21 grandchildren, & his 9 great-grandchildren..... "PawPaw we know you’re riding through the
Valley
of
Peace
now." He has joined his two deceased children Randy & Dawnette.
Memorial services will be held on Thursday January 7th at 10am at the Methodist church in Blanco followed by a light meal & grave-side service at he family site in
Pipe Creek, Texas
at 2:30pm.
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