Tazewell County, Virginia |
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Obituary |
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T. M. Harris |
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Submitted by Linda |
Thomas M. Harris, 83, Angus
Arms Apartments in Fayetteville W. Va., died Wednesday at Lincoln Co
Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. Gravesite services will be
held Saturday at Sunset Mausoleum in Beckley, W. Va. Ralston-Lee Funeral in Fayetteville is in charge. Harris, a native of Tazewell Co Va , was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Milton Harris. He had lived in Fayetteville since the early 1950s. He was a World War 1 veteran and member of American Legion Towry Post 42 in Fayetteville. He was a former city councilman in Richlands, Va. While residing in Beckley, W. Va he served as finance officer of American Legion Raleigh County Post 32 and on the Board of Deacons of the First Baptist Church there. Harris was past master of Richlands Va Masonic Lodge 318 and a member of Beckley Mosonic Lodge 95 in Beckley W. Va. He served as high priest of Beckley Chapter 38 of the Royal Arch Masons and was a member of the Mount Hope Commandery 22 Knights Templar in Mount Hope W. Va. He was also a member of the Bene Kedam Shrine in Charleston, W. Va. Harris is survived by his wife Mrs. Maude E Harris of Fayetteville, a daughter Mrs. Phillip Kappas of Fort Thomas, Ky; two sons Roy B Harris of Fayetteville and Harold Thomas Harris of Dayton, Ohio. Contributors notes: |