Bristol, Virginia, Obituaries:  Russell G. Harris

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Bristol Herald Courier
Thursday, December 12, 2002

Russell G. Harris

    Russell Gardner Harris, 89, of Bristol Virginia, died Wednesday, Dec. 11, 
2002, at his home.
    He was born in Stovall, N.C., a son of the Jackson Greene Harris Sr. and 
Nellie Henry Harris. He was a former grocery store manager for Colonial 
Stores in Richmond and Virginia Beach, a salesman for Taylor and Sledd Food 
Brokers in Richmond, worked for Association of Combined Insurance of Bristol 
and was proprietor of the Army and Navy Surplus Store in Bristol Virginia. 
Mr. Harris was a member of Frist Baptist Church, Traveler's Protective 
Association and was a life member of the B.P.O. Elk's Lodge. He was preceded 
in death by his wife, Etta Harris, who was a professional organist associated 
with local bands and who was the organist for horse shows throughout the 
Tri-Cites area. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Harold Harris, 
Jackson G. Harris Jr. and Clinton G. Harris.
    He is survived by a daughter, Gayle Harris Stevens of Bristol Virginia; a 
sister, Nell Wilkinson of Richmond; two granddaughters, Alicia S. Angle and 
her husband Chad of Hummelstown, Pa., and Rebecca Crawford and her husband, 
Steve of Bristol Virginia; two great-granddaughters, Madison Angle and 
Abigail Crawford; two nieces, Myra W. Jennings of Virginia Beach, Va., and 
Maxine H. Francisco of Richmond; and several other nieces and nephews.
    A memorial service will be conducted at 11 o'clock Friday morning in the 
chapel of Blevins Funeral Home with Rev. Dr. Paul Hamilton Fuller IV 
officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the 
service at the funeral home. Honorary pallbearers will be Harold and Carol 
Rhea, Chad Angle, Steve Crawford, Jack and Eleanor Heacock, Becky and Bob 
Ingram, and Marie and Brandon McConnell. In lieu of flowers, memorial 
contributions may be sent to Wellmont Hospice Foundation, 280 Steele's Road, 
Bristol, TN 37620 or to the American Cancer Society, 205 W. Main St., 
Suite 23, Abingdon, VA 24210. Condolences and memories may be sent to the 
family via e-mail at blevins@funeral-plans.com.
    Arrangements especially for Mr. Harris have been made through Blevins 
Funeral Home.