Taylor County GaArchives Obituaries.....Harris, E L 1960 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Angela Covington aangel4ken@alltel.net December 26, 2005, 9:25 pm The Butler Herald Mr. E L Harris Dies Suddenly Saturday Morning Mr. E. L. Harris, prominent Butler business man died at his home here Saturday morning about 9 o'clock. His death was attributed to a heart condition, Mr. Harris was born in Taylor County August 18, 1891, the son of the late Mr. James and Mrs. Lee Anna W. Harris. He was a life-long citizen of the county and a member of the Butler Baptist church. For a number of years Mr. harris operated a barber shop in this city and at the time of his death he and his wife Mrs. Jewel HArris operated the E. L. Harris & Co. Dry Goods store here. Mr. Harris had also served as Mayor of the City of Butler for several terms. Funeral services occurred at the local Baptist church at 3 p.m. Monday. Rev. Walter Doggrell officiated and was assisted by Rev. Ted Grifiner. Internment was in the family plot Butler Cemetery. Pall bearers were nephews of the deceased; Messrs Edward, Dudley, Wyman. Emory, Silas, R. C., J. D. Harris and Robert Green. Honorary pall bearers were the Men's Sunday School Class and Deacons of the Butler Baptist Church; also friends of the family as follows: Messrs Clifford Adams, Ben Guined, HErman Elliston, James T. Smith, Charlie Hart, and Dr. R. C. Montgomery. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Jewell Williams Harris; two daughters, Mrs. Wanza Hortman of Butler, and Mrs. H, B, Ellifson of Arlington, Texas; one son, Mr. E. L. Harris, Jr., of Forest Park. Edwards Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/taylor/obits/h/harris7858ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb