Background
Witsell, William Postell was born on December 6, 1874 in Walterboro, South Carolina, United States. Son of Charles and Eliza Emmeline (Fishburne) Witsell.
Witsell, William Postell was born on December 6, 1874 in Walterboro, South Carolina, United States. Son of Charles and Eliza Emmeline (Fishburne) Witsell.
Bachelor of Science, South Carolina. Military College, 1894. Bachelor of Letters, Hobart College, Geneva, New York, 1896.
Student of University of the South Theological Seminary, Sewanee, Tennessee, 1896-1898, Doctor of Divinity, 1925.
Bachelor of Divinity, General Theological Seminary, 1899.
Minister Greenwood and Willington, South Carolina., 1899-1900. Ordained priesthood Episcopal Church, 1900. Rector Church of the Good Shepherd, Columbia, South Carolina., 1900-1909, Saint Paul’s Church, Meridian, Mississippi, 1909-1911, Saint Paul’s Church, Waco, Texas, 1911-1927, Christ Church, Little Rock, 1927-1947, emeritus.
Delaware General Triennial Convention Episcopal Church, 1913, 19, 22, 25, 28, 40, 43.
Delegate Worldwide Congress Episcopal Church, London, 1908-1943. Member National Council, 1922-1932.
Member National Committee on Ministry. Vice chairman of the board of trustees, Diocese of Arkansas, since 1927.
Member standing committee Episcopal Church in Arkansas.
Member Constitution and Canons Committee. Vice chairman American Red Cross, Waco, 1916-1918, chairman Little Rock, Arkansas, 1928-1930.
Member National Council, 1922-1932. Member National Committee on Ministry. Member standing committee Episcopal Church in Arkansas.
Member Constitution and Canons Committee.
Married Addie May Cherry, December 27, 1899. Children: Addie Cherry, William Postell, Benjamin Fishburne, Cornelia Battle (Mistress Fred West. Terry), Cutler Cherry, Charles, Maude Estelle (Mistress Allen North. Jones, Junior.