Rev. Carl Huling

April 27, 1931 - January 11, 2018

Rev. Carl Ray Huling went to be with the Lord at his home in Moro, Arkansas, January 11, 2018 at the age of 86, surrounded by his family. Carl was born April 27, 1931 in Moro to the late Ray Huling and Lillian Traylor Huling. Carl was an ordained minister with the United Pentecostal Church for over 50 years. Carl is survived by his wife of 65 years, Hazel Vondran Huling of Moro, Arkansas, his three girls, Durenda Owens (Jackie) , Valerie Foster (Steve) both of DeValls Bluff, Arkansas, and Carla McCool (Jeff) of Lapeer Michigan. One sister, Joyce Roberts(Ray) of Marianna, Arkansas, two brothers, Abraham Huling (Mary) of Moro, Arkansas, and Larry Huling (Grace) of McMinville, Tennessee. He has eight grandchildren that he was so proud of and very involved in their spiritual upbringing, Courtney, Holly, Heather, Lindsey, Jackie Carl (Juice), Amber, Elyse, and Lauren, and 15 great grandchildren that loved to go to pawpaw's house. He is preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Sylvester Huling, and two sisters, Margaret Sutterfield and Adele Sutterfield Rogers .Carl graduated from Moro High in 1950 and married Hazel Vondran, his high school sweet heart, in November of 1951. At an early age he felt the call of God on his life. Despite many others talents and accomplishments, he felt this was the most important. His first daughter, Phyllis Durenda, was born in Brinkley Arkansas, on July 10, 1953. In 1955 they moved to Michigan and he became the youth pastor for Rev. C.C. Deckard at Apostolic Tabernacle in Benton Harbor for seven years. During this time his two youngest daughters were born, Valerie Gail on June 23, 1957, and Carla Alesia, on August 9, 1960. Carl and Hazel moved back to Arkansas In 1961, where Carl was an independent contractor. He was active in the Moro Pentecostal Church for eight years, before taking the pastorate of the United Pentecostal Church in DeValls Bluff, Arkansas. He was a great witness for the Apostolic faith, and was instrumental in winning a lot of his family and many friends to the Lord. Because of his ministry in DeValls Bluff and the lives he reached, today there are many children and grandchildren of the families he pastored coming back into the church, testifying about the positive effect that his life and ministry had on the lives of their parents and grandparents. He loved to tell jokes and was always stumping his grands and greats grands with riddles. We will never forget the warm memories, his life stories, and sometimes his orneriness. (A Huling trait possibly?) A funeral is scheduled for Wed. Jan 17, 2018, at 1pm at the Harvestland Church, 1803 Hwy 261, Moro, Arkansas with Reverend Mike Sanders officiating.. A visitation is scheduled for Tuesday, 6 to 8 pm. at the same location. II Timothy 4:7-8 I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith; Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.