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David Bentley Harris Sr.

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David Bentley Harris Sr.

Birth
Falkland, Pitt County, North Carolina, USA
Death
2 Nov 2015 (aged 82)
Pitt County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Mr. David B. Harris, 82, died Monday, November 2, 2015.

The funeral service will be held Thursday at 1:30 p.m. in the Wilkerson Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Pinewood Memorial Park.

Mr. Harris, a native of Greene County, lived the majority of his life in Pitt County.

A 1952 graduate of Bell Arthur High School, he served in the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict. He was a founding member of the Bell Arthur Fire and Rescue, served on the Pitt County Planning Board and the Bell Arthur Water Corporation Board. Mr. Harris was a member of the Arthur Christian Church where he served as a deacon.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Trilby Harris in 2011.

He is survived by his son, David B. “Ben” Harris, Jr. and wife, Kathleen; grandchildren, Elizabeth Harris and Thomas Harris; all of Bell Arthur; and step-grandchildren, Christy Woody, of Greensboro, and Nicholas Dunn, of Bell Arthur; and two brothers, Jinnis Harris and wife, Juanita, of Bell Arthur and Jesse Harris and wife, Marsha, of Tarboro.

The family will receive friends at Wilkerson Funeral Home Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Arthur Christian Church, P.O. Box 579, Bell Arthur, NC 27811.
Mr. David B. Harris, 82, died Monday, November 2, 2015.

The funeral service will be held Thursday at 1:30 p.m. in the Wilkerson Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Pinewood Memorial Park.

Mr. Harris, a native of Greene County, lived the majority of his life in Pitt County.

A 1952 graduate of Bell Arthur High School, he served in the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict. He was a founding member of the Bell Arthur Fire and Rescue, served on the Pitt County Planning Board and the Bell Arthur Water Corporation Board. Mr. Harris was a member of the Arthur Christian Church where he served as a deacon.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Trilby Harris in 2011.

He is survived by his son, David B. “Ben” Harris, Jr. and wife, Kathleen; grandchildren, Elizabeth Harris and Thomas Harris; all of Bell Arthur; and step-grandchildren, Christy Woody, of Greensboro, and Nicholas Dunn, of Bell Arthur; and two brothers, Jinnis Harris and wife, Juanita, of Bell Arthur and Jesse Harris and wife, Marsha, of Tarboro.

The family will receive friends at Wilkerson Funeral Home Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Arthur Christian Church, P.O. Box 579, Bell Arthur, NC 27811.


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