Harris, Charles J.

KILGORE -- Services for Charles J. Harris, 87, of Kilgore, will be 10 a.m. Monday, 
October 16, 2006, at Rader Funeral Home of Kilgore with the Revs. Ernie Turney and 
Ralph Rudy officiating. Burial will follow in Kilgore Memorial Gardens. Mr. Harris 
passed away Friday, October 13, 2006, at a Tyler hospital. He was born August 27, 
1919, in Hunt County, Texas. Mr. Harris was a retiree of Gulf Oil Co. and a member 
of the Saint Luke's United Methodist Church. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and 
was a decorated Purple Heart veteran of World War II. He is survived by his daughter 
and son-in-law, Brenda and Richard Thornhill of Longview; sister, Ruth Hise of 
Greenville, Texas; sister-in-law, Fairer Todd of Kilgore; grandnephew, Tom Todd; 
great-grandnephew, Jess Todd; special friend, Barbara Dickerson; and numerous nieces 
and nephews. His wife, Tomy Harris, preceded him in death. Memorial contributions 
may be made to Kilgore College Multi-Cultural Scholarship Society, c/o Brenda 
Thornhill, Kilgore College, 1100 Broadway Street, Kilgore, Texas 75662. Pallbearers 
will be Todd Dickerson, Larry Elliott, Mack Monday, Truman Clower, Milton Bennett 
and Perry Ball. The family will receive friends at Rader Funeral Home today, October 
15, 2006, between 6-7:30 p.m. Please leave online condolences at 
www.Raderfuneralhome.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 10/15/2006.