Orville C. Harris, McPherson
Cottonwood Falls native Orville C. Harris of McPherson died Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007, at Salina Regional Health Care Center in Salina. He was 89.
Mr. Harris was a farmer and stockman five miles south of Waverly and owned and operated Harris and Harris Construction Company of Canton. For several years he worked for construction companies in the Kansas City area. He later became the building inspector for the City of Canton.
The son of Orval Jake and Lillie Mae Bender Harris, he was born April 30, 1917, at Cottonwood Falls. He attended schools in Cottonwood Falls and Pottawatomie.
He married Dora Emelia Proehl on Aug. 4, 1946, at Emporia. She survives.
Mr. Harris was a member of the Church of Christ in McPherson. He was a member of the Kansas City Carpenters Union, a 4-H volunteer, and sponsored a Canton softball team.
He also is survived by three daughters, Sharon K. Rahman of Wichita, D. JoAnn Moege of McPherson and Charlene Robuck of Topeka; one son, O. Ernest Harris of Derby; one brother, Donald l. Harris of Spanaway, Wash.; eight grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Two sisters, Thelma DeJarnett and Margaret DeJarnett, died earlier.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Church of Christ at McPherson. Burial will be in McPherson Cemetery. The family will meet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Glidden-Ediger chapel in McPherson.
The family suggests that, instead of flowers, memorial contributions to the church may be sent in care of the funeral home, 222 W. Euclid St., Mcpherson, KS 67560-4207.