James Randell Daniell
September 12, 1945 — December 15, 2016
Rev. James Randell Daniell, 71, of Tifton, died Thursday, December 15, 2016 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 19, 2016 at 11am at Albritton Funeral Directors chapel with Rev. Joseph Carter, Rev. Ronnie Howell, Mr. Bobby Roberts and Rev. Graton Helms officiating. Interment will be at 3 30pm at Union Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in Colquitt, Georgia. The family will receive friends on Sunday, December 18, 2016 from 6-8pm at the funeral home.
Rev. Daniell was born on September 12, 1945 in Colquitt, Georgia to the late Murphy and Clyde Middleton Daniell. He received his Bachelor’s Degree at Darton College and Georgia Southwestern University, his Masters in Psychology at Auburn University and attended Emory University for his Theology Certificate. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and was married to Carolyn Stegall Daniell for fifty years.
Rev. Daniell was a member of the South Georgia United Methodist Conference and attended Mt. Calvary United Methodist Church in Tifton. He was a retired United Methodist minister after 17 years of service at Sweetwater United Methodist Church in Pearson, Pine Level United Methodist Church in Fitzgerald, and Beulah United Methodist Church in Sylvester. He also taught at Valdosta State University, Darton College, ABAC, Moultrie Technical School and Georgia Southwestern University. Prior to his ministering and teaching, he was employed with Union Camp. Mr. Daniell was a pilot, who enjoyed flying, along with operating remote control airplanes and quail hunting.
In addition to his wife, Carolyn, Mr. Daniell is survived by one son, John Thomas Daniell of Tifton, his mother-in-law, Nell Stegall of Tifton, one sister and brother-in-law, Dot and Graton Helms of Eastman, one sister-in-law, Emmie Daniels of Asburn, AL, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his sister, Vivian Tobias of Bainbridge and his brother, David Daniels of Asburn, AL.
Flowers will be accepted or donations to Mt. Calvary United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 1913, Tifton, Georgia 31794, The American Heart Association, donatenow.heart.org, P.O. Box 840692 Dallas, TX 75284-0692 or the American Cancer Society P.O. Box 1290 Tifton, Georgia 31793