William Edmund Harris

Harris

Yadkinville-  Mr. William Edmund “Bill” Harris, 88, of Parkview Drive, passed away peacefully November 12, 2019 at the SECU Hospice Care Center of Yadkin.  He was born April 7, 1931 in Franklinton, NC to the late Grover Benjamin Harris and Harriet Hortense Mohorn Harris.  Mr. Harris was a graduate of Franklinton High School and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  He was a veteran of the Korean War, serving with the US Air Force for a total of 4 years, including 2 years in Japan as a Radar Technician.  He retired from A.T.& T. in Winston-Salem where he worked as a Technician Writer from 1958-1985.  Mr. Harris came from a musical family, and played the ukulele, clarinet, and saxophone from High School until his death.  After retiring from A.T.& T. in 1985 he and his wife, Barbara, moved to Emerald Isle, NC.  In retirement he enjoyed Proof Reading for JWK Contractors at Cherry Point, NC, for local newspapers, and for local book writers.  In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his sister, Harriet Harris Hicks, and by a brother, Grover Benjamin Harris, Jr.  Surviving are his beloved wife of 61 years, Barbara Ann Miller Harris of the home; his 2 sons, William Edmund Harris, Jr. of Wilmington, NC; Craig Miller Harris and wife, Rebecca of Yadkinville; grandson, Trenton Lewis Harris of Garner; and several family members, Beth and Tommy Baldwin, Mooresville; Shawn and Johnny Shuck, New Bern; Minda Harris, New Bern; Kim and Bill Denius, Conover; Wendy Harris, Raleigh; Trip Bruce and wife, Tanya Hall of Sherrills Ford; Lisa and Billy Hensley of Havelock; Austin Hensley of Havelock; and Jean and Ray Wilkerson of Emerald Isle.  A Memorial Service will be 2:00 PM Saturday November 30, 2019 at Fairview Memorial Cemetery in Franklinton, NC by Rev. Helen Champion.  Gentry Family Funeral Service of Yadkinville is serving the Harris Family.  Online condolences may be made to www.gentryfuneralservice.com.