4/23/2021 0 Comments Roy Hargrove Family
We are so thankful to have had the privilege of many years of Pastor Roys messages.He was born on November 16, 1954 in Kennett, MO, to Joseph Louis and Mamie Etta Hargrave.
He surrendered to the Lord Jesus Christ at the age of nine and was called to preach in his late teens. He was very active in sports, especially baseball and basket-ball. He met and married the love of his life, Marki Mosley, who shared his love for the Lord. Roy studied at Southern Baptist College in Walnut Ridge, AR, and Southern Baptist University in Bolivar, MO. In 1987, he received a Masters degree in Theological Studies from Mid-American Baptist Theological Seminary and his Doctor of Ministry from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2002. Roy preached in six churches, Tipperary Baptist Church in Knobel, AR, First Baptist in Holcomb, MO, Alexander Baptist in Paragould, AR, Philadelphia Baptist in Jonesboro, AR and Trinity Baptist Church in Memphis, TN; and in 1989 came to Ormond First Baptist Church now Riverbend Community Church where he preached until 2014 when his illness began. Roy believed in a strong commitment to solid, expository proclamation from the pulpit, and he studied diligently to preach Gods Word accurately and effectively for his entire life. His preaching changed the lives of many people, leading them to Christ and to a Biblically-based, Christ-centered life. Roy loved his wife, children and grandchildren and spent many hours with them during the last five years of his life. In lieu of flowers, you may make contributions to The Roy Hargrave Library at Riverbend Community Church. Well never forget that he gave us some of the most important advice a young married couple could have- Choose your battles wisely. Brother Roy, you chose your number one battle wisely- to show others the love of Christ and the truths of His word. Our best wishes for you and yours during this time of grief - but we know where he is and rejoice in that knowledge. I had the pleasure of meeting Roy through his brother Steve Hargrave who was my boss at Tri-Star System. We loved hearing Steve talk about his brother Roy, the loved they had for one another was priceless. My prayers for you and your family is for God to grant youll comfort and strength during this time. We didnt know anyone here, so we used the yellow pages to seek out a church. We saw the Riverbend Community Church ad, and thought the acrostic was interesting. We attended and couldnt believe the joy on the faces of the congregants - it must have been a mistake; so we attended again, same thing. We were hooked. Pastor Roys preaching was the best we had experienced. I can remember mentioning to John that Pastors messages were deep, and sometimes made my head spin, but they always made my heart sing.
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