Rev. Driskell

GEORGE TIMOTHY DRISKELL (known as TIM) Tim Driskell was born May 5, 1940, in Paxton, Illinois, the oldest son of George William Lesley Driskell and Lena Rosalee (Meredith) Driskell. Raised in Illinois and Indiana, he married Alice Marie Goold on August 15, 1964 at Pontiac, Illinois. A graduated of Pontiac, Illinois, high school (1958); Vennard College, University Park, Iowa, (1964); and Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Missouri (1975), Tim was Ordained as an Elder, by the International Church of the Nazarene in August 1969. He ministered with the denomination as pastor and evangelist for 40 years serving churches in Mystic, Ottumwa, Mason City, Keokuk, Iowa; Buhl, Idaho; Mattoon and Madison, Wisconsin; and Spring Lake Park, Minnesota. He currently served the congregation of Hewitt, Minnesota. Tim was a former member of Rotary International, served on numerous committees for the Church of the Nazarene including the Board of Ministerial Studies for the Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota districts, and he served as secretary of that Board for the Iowa district. He was also a member of the District Advisory Board for Wisconsin and served as secretary in that capacity for two years. He was voted Pastor of the Year of the Wisconsin District in 1999; elected Wisconsin District delegate to the International Church of the Nazarene General Assembly for year 2001. Pastor Driskell deeply loved the peoples of each church he served. Both his first pastoral assignment (Mystic, Iowa) and his last pastoral assignment (Hewitt, Minnesota) were selected as "Church of the Year" by their respective state districts. He was a very proud father to his daughter, Teresa Marie Cleveland of Otsego, MN and his son, Micah Wayne Driskell of Lino Lakes, MN, both of whom survive him, along with his wife, Alice. Tim is also survived by three grandsons, Chase Winslow Cleveland, Westin Scott Cleveland, Trei Milton Driskell, and one granddaughter, Savanna Faye Driskell; his son-in-law Scott Cleveland and daughter-in-law Renee Clapp Driskell; a brother David Driskell (Marsha) of Plano, Iowa; brothers- and sisters-in-law, Josephine Goold Harris (Brandon, SD); Rev. Jim and Linda (Goold) Hulett, (Mecosta, MI); Dr. William and Thelma Goold (Wilmore KY); and Dr. Stephen and Pamela Goold (Maple Grove MN); 12 nieces and nephews; 17 great- nieces and nephews; and 4 great- great-nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents George and Lena Driskell; his parents-in law, Rev. Donald and Cordelia Goold; and one brother-in-law Rev. William Russell Harris. For a personal note of interest, Tim was a painter on the side. He loved the feel of a paint brush in his hands and never lost the sense of pride felt in a job well done, a lesson taught to him at the age of 12, by his father. He painted every parsonage he was privileged to live in. Memorials may be given in Tim's honor to the Lakewood Systems Hospital cancer unit in Staples, MN, and/or the Hewitt Community Church of the Nazarene "Timothy Youth Ministry" fund.

Rev. Driskell

May 5, 1940 - September 2, 2004