CECIL HARRIS

LAMAR- Services, including full military honors, will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, at Daniel Funeral Home, for Cecil Leon Harris, 78, Lamar, who died Wednesday evening, May 16, 2018, at his home. Burial will be in Round Prairie Cemetery.

Memorial contributions are suggested to the Good Samaritan Shop, in care of the funeral home.

Condolences may be shared at www.danielfuneralhome.net.

Survivors include his son, Ricky Leon Harris and wife Diana, Summerville, S.C.; a granddaughter, Sarah Ann Harris; a brother, Bob Harris and wife Sandy, Tulsa, Okla. and a sister-in-law, Betty Harris, Lamar.

He was preceded in death by two sisters, Zella Ruth Harris and Reta Marie Guthrie and two brothers, Ronald Eugene and Everett Lee Harris.

Mr. Harris was born Jan. 15, 1940, at Jasper, to Jessie and Olive (Hall) Harris. After graduating from El Dorado Springs High School, he proudly served his country as a U.S. Marine. He had worked as a forklift driver for O’Sullivan Industries in Lamar for many years. Gifted with an innovative mind and excellent carpentry skills, he could envision new and useful purposes for old things and enjoyed the challenge of inventing new things. His love of nature prompted bird houses and squirrel feeders to be among his building specialties. An avid outdoorsman, a great weekend for him would include fishing and camping.