Raymond Harris

Obituary of Raymond Harris

RAYMOND REEVES HARRIS Raymond Reeves Harris died peacefully in Charlotte, NC on April 12, 2009. Ray was born December 13, 1929 in Beaumont, Texas. He graduated from Baylor University in 1952, and served in the Air Force from 1952-54. He spent much of his life in the gift business, living in Atlanta, New York, and his beloved state of California for 50 years, until moving to Charlotte in 2007 to be closer to family. He had been a member of Grace Cathedral in San Francisco since 1958. He was predeceased by his parents, W.J. and Ruth Harris; brother, William Jesse Harris; aunt and uncle, Sue and Kenneth Owen, and cousin, Judy Owen Dunlap. He is survived by his niece, Melissa Harris; his cousins, Ken and Kathleen Owen; Pat and Cindy Owen; Jan and Ray Swetenburg; Raymond Swetenburg; Owen Swetenburg; Jan Scott and Luke Farmer; D?Arcy, Yuka and Ayana Owen; Patrick and Danielle Owen; Hillary, Ryan, Hannah and Griffin Hunt; Katie and Chris Vacca; and by his good friends Charles Owens and Jim Dempster. Ray?s sense of humor and his zest for life will be missed by all who knew him. The family would like to thank Presbyterian Hospice as well as the staff at the Carriage Club for their kind and caring ways, especially Doris, Michelle and Maureen. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to Myers Park Presbyterian Church, 2501 Oxford Place, Charlotte, NC, 28207.
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