Sussex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Harris, Henry L., 1921 

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Wakefield Deputy Killed in Smashup 

  A 62-year old law enforcement officer of Wakefield died here yesterday at 
Lakeview Hospital an hour after crashing his car into a concrete abutment on 
Route 460 near Waverly. 

  Victim of the non-collision accident was H.L. Harris, for the past 38 years, 
town sergeant of Wakefield and Deputy Sheriff of Sussex County. 

  Harris drove his 1949 Dodge sedan into the abutment, about two and a half 
miles east of Warerly, about 3:30 p.m.  He died about 4:45 p.m , a few minutes 
after being taken to Lakeview. 

  State Trooper T.W. Moran, who investigated the accident, could offer no 
reason for the crash.  He said the impact drove the front portion of the car 
so far back that the dashboard touched the front seats. 

       Native of Sussex 

  Born a few miles out from Wakefield on a farm, Harris had lived in that 
vicinity all his life.  According to acquaintances, he was one of the best-
known men in Sussex County.  He belonged to the Masons, Ruritans, and was a 
member of the Wakefield Christian Church. 

  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bessie Hargrave Harris; his son, Elwood Lee 
Harris, of Wakefield; two sisters, Miss Kate Harris, of Wakefield, and Mrs. 
J.J. Temple, of Petersburg; and two grandsons. 

  The funeral will take place 3:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Harris home in 
Wakefield.  Burial will follow in the Wakefield Cemetery. 


"Harry" Henry Lee HARRIS, Deputy Sheriff of Sussex Co., 
b. 6 Dec 1887, Sussex Co., d. 28 Mar 1950, Suffolk, 
interred in Wakefield Cemetery*, 8 Jul 1985, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 26, No. 303, Mar. 29, 1950, p. 1, col. 2 

*His parents, John Henry & Lucy Ann (COX) HARRIS, are also buried there. 
   Wakefield list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/cemeteries/wakefd.txt 

He was shot in the line of duty 29 Jul 1921.  Coverage ("Richmond Times-
   Dispatch," July 30, 1921, p. 3, &c.) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/news/19210730td.txt 


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