- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- A Celebration of Life for Mr. Larry Harris, Friday, July 6, 2012, 12:30 P.M., Georgia National Cemetery, 1080 Veterans Cemetery Road, Canton, Georgia
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2012-07-06
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--Canton--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Canton--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Canton---History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Canton--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Canton--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Canton--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Cherokee County, Canton, 34.23676, -84.49076
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Larry Harris. Birth date: October 14, 1950. Death date: June 24, 2012. Funeral date: July 6, 2012. Church: Georgia National Cemetery (Canton, Ga.). The Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection is a project of the Digital Library of Georgia in association with the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History as part of Georgia HomePLACE. The project is supported with federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_harrislarry20120706
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_harrislarry20120706
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
A Celebration of Life for
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The Harris family acknowledges with deep gratitude your kind expressions of sympathy extended during the loss of our loved one. Thank you for your encouraging words, prayers, and innumerable acts of kindness that served as a source of comfort during this time of loss. Thank you again for your love and support.
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~j(ections ofLife
Mr. Larry Harris was born on October 14, 1950, in Atlanta, Georgia to the late Joseph and Eula Harris.
He was united in holy matrimony to Mrs. Gloria A. Harris. This union was blessed with one son, Timothy M. Harris.
During his lifetime he was an employee working for Western Electric in Chicago, Illinois. Larry was drafted into the United States Air Force, where he served in Vietnam for our country. For Larry, once a soldier always a soldier, even in civilian life.
Larry celebrated life by touching many who came to know him. He was an encouraging, heroic and wise Pop and husband offering a listening ear to all who came to know him. He fellowshipped and had a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ.
We loved him dearly and adored my husband a lot. We knew he felt the same about us.
Larry departed this life for his heavenly home on June 24, 2012. He leaves to cherish his memories his loving wife, Mrs. Gloria A. Harris; son, Mr. Timothy M. Harris; three brothers, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Harris, Jr., Mr. Alan Harris and Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Harris; one sister, Mrs. Veronica Harris all of Atlanta, Georgia; and a host of aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, great nephews and nieces, other close relatives and friends.
"I Have On{y 9doved}fway"
Now my life on earth is over, And my body is cold and still. Do notgrieve because I leftyou) Just remember it was God's will. All my sufferings now are over,
Every trial and every test. God has called and I have answere~
Don't weep for me) I 'II be at rest. On!J ask yourse!f this question) (:r1m I ready to met him here) Where there 'II be no separation In heaven so bright andfair." When you pass to view my body)
Remember it'sjust a house ofclqy.
Jesus builtfor me a mansion And I've on!J moved awqy.