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1940 - 2022 (82 years)| Name | Harry Leon HARRIS [3, 4, 5] | |
| Suffix | Jr. | |
| Birth | 1940 | Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina  |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | of Sumter, South Carolina of Pawleys Island, South Carolina His obituary says he has three granddaughters. Is Broughton and Quinn both males? jkh HARRY LEON HARRIS JR. Posted Thursday, January 27, 2022 6:00 am Harry Leon Harris Jr., 81, died on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022, at his residence in Alpharetta, Georgia. Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late Harry Leon Harris Sr. and Geraldine Mims Harris. Harry was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Sumter. Harry attended the Sumter city schools and graduated from Edmunds High School in 1958. He graduated with a business degree from Clemson University in 1962. Harry was a member of the Numeral Society at Clemson. He served with the South Carolina Army National Guard for six years. Harry entered his family business, H&S Wholesalers Inc., where he became president and owner. He was a part of the Anheuser-Busch family for 50 years. He was president of the South Carolina Beer Association for four years. He retired at Pawleys Island and ultimately moved to Atlanta to be near his family. Surviving are his daughter, Lucy Harris Barry and husband, David, of Atlanta; three granddaughters, Broughton Barry of Atlanta, Caroline Barry of Boston and Quinn Barry of Atlanta. He was preceded in death by his son, Pitts Monroe Harris. Harry enjoyed working beside his beloved son at H&S Wholesalers until his son's death. Harry's favorite meal was breakfast. He and the "breakfast club" would gather each morning at Cole's Restaurant in Sumter. Most weekends you could find Harry playing golf (with Shot) at Sunset Country Club or he was traveling to his favorite island, Little Cayman, to scuba dive. Harry was quite the dancer and loved to shag. He was president of the Les Trente Dance Club and a member of the Epicurean Dance Club. Harry was known for his sense of humor, love of Pawleys and love of his family. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday in the chapel of the Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home Crematory with the Rev. Jim Dallery officiating. Private burial will be held in Sumter Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Ave., Boston, MA 02215. Online condolences may be made at www.sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386. [2, 3, 5] | |
| MILI | He served with the South Carolina Army National Guard for six years. [2] | |
| _UID | D61D25B7438143CC9C772FD7F7C708F47580 | |
| Death | 20 Jan 2022 | at his residence in Alpharetta, Georgia |
| Burial | 30 Jan 2022 | Sumter Cemetery, 700 W. Oakland Avenue, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [2] |
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| Person ID | I170523 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 29 Jan 2022 | |
| Father | Harry Leon HARRIS, Sr., b. 7 Oct 1915, Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina d. 5 Dec 1993, Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 78 years) | |
| Mother | Geraldine “Jerry” MIMS, b. 1918, Darlington, Darlington County, South Carolina d. 1 May 2007, at her residence, Lakes at Litchfield in Pawleys Island, South Carolina (Age 89 years) | |
| _UID | 6086037224354B9D866C46D83774CE698E75 | |
| _UID | 6086037224354B9D866C46D83774CE698E75 | |
| Family ID | F114856 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Family ID | F116152 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||
| Last Modified | 23 Mar 2026 | |||||
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