The Bedford Daily Times
Bedford, Indiana
Wednesday, January 18, 1939
Page 1
DEATH CLAIMS ROBERT HARRIS
Succumbed to Heart Ailment Tuesday Evening ? Rites at 2 p.m. Friday at Residence.
James Robert Harris, 72 years old, well-known Bedford machinist, passed away at 6:10 p.m. Tuesday at his home, 1918 I street, after an illness since last Friday with heart disease.
The body was removed to the Sherwood and Ferguson funeral home for burial preparation and this forenoon was returned to the residence to lie in state until the funeral, arranged for 2 p.m. Friday at the residence with the Rev. Edwin F. Shake, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church, of which Mr. Harris was a member, officiating. Burial will be made in Green Hill cemetery.
Mr. Harris was a native of Kentucky and was born to James M. and Sarah Hazlett Harris December 13, 1866. He was united in marriage at Salem with Miss Emma Peters October 13, 1866 and seven years later they came to Bedford where they have since resided.
He was employed as a machinist at the MacMillan mill of the Indiana Limestone Corporation and was at his post of duty last Friday.
He is survived by the widow, two daughters, Mrs. Clarence Hartman, Bedford, and Mrs. Harry Blackwell, St. Louis, Mo.; three granddaughters, Mrs. Chris Humburg, Mrs. Robert Lash and Miss Harriet Blackwell, all of St. Louis; four nieces and two nephews. Two sisters and a brother have preceded him in death.
Mr. Harris was a kind and loving husband and father and a splendid citizen and his passing is a distinct loss to the community at large.
Bedford, Indiana
Wednesday, January 18, 1939
Page 1
DEATH CLAIMS ROBERT HARRIS
Succumbed to Heart Ailment Tuesday Evening ? Rites at 2 p.m. Friday at Residence.
James Robert Harris, 72 years old, well-known Bedford machinist, passed away at 6:10 p.m. Tuesday at his home, 1918 I street, after an illness since last Friday with heart disease.
The body was removed to the Sherwood and Ferguson funeral home for burial preparation and this forenoon was returned to the residence to lie in state until the funeral, arranged for 2 p.m. Friday at the residence with the Rev. Edwin F. Shake, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church, of which Mr. Harris was a member, officiating. Burial will be made in Green Hill cemetery.
Mr. Harris was a native of Kentucky and was born to James M. and Sarah Hazlett Harris December 13, 1866. He was united in marriage at Salem with Miss Emma Peters October 13, 1866 and seven years later they came to Bedford where they have since resided.
He was employed as a machinist at the MacMillan mill of the Indiana Limestone Corporation and was at his post of duty last Friday.
He is survived by the widow, two daughters, Mrs. Clarence Hartman, Bedford, and Mrs. Harry Blackwell, St. Louis, Mo.; three granddaughters, Mrs. Chris Humburg, Mrs. Robert Lash and Miss Harriet Blackwell, all of St. Louis; four nieces and two nephews. Two sisters and a brother have preceded him in death.
Mr. Harris was a kind and loving husband and father and a splendid citizen and his passing is a distinct loss to the community at large.
The Bedford Daily Times
Bedford, Indiana
Wednesday, January 18, 1939
Page 1
DEATH CLAIMS ROBERT HARRIS
Succumbed to Heart Ailment Tuesday Evening ? Rites at 2 p.m. Friday at Residence.
James Robert Harris, 72 years old, well-known Bedford machinist, passed away at 6:10 p.m. Tuesday at his home, 1918 I street, after an illness since last Friday with heart disease.
The body was removed to the Sherwood and Ferguson funeral home for burial preparation and this forenoon was returned to the residence to lie in state until the funeral, arranged for 2 p.m. Friday at the residence with the Rev. Edwin F. Shake, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church, of which Mr. Harris was a member, officiating. Burial will be made in Green Hill cemetery.
Mr. Harris was a native of Kentucky and was born to James M. and Sarah Hazlett Harris December 13, 1866. He was united in marriage at Salem with Miss Emma Peters October 13, 1866 and seven years later they came to Bedford where they have since resided.
He was employed as a machinist at the MacMillan mill of the Indiana Limestone Corporation and was at his post of duty last Friday.
He is survived by the widow, two daughters, Mrs. Clarence Hartman, Bedford, and Mrs. Harry Blackwell, St. Louis, Mo.; three granddaughters, Mrs. Chris Humburg, Mrs. Robert Lash and Miss Harriet Blackwell, all of St. Louis; four nieces and two nephews. Two sisters and a brother have preceded him in death.
Mr. Harris was a kind and loving husband and father and a splendid citizen and his passing is a distinct loss to the community at large.
Bedford, Indiana
Wednesday, January 18, 1939
Page 1
DEATH CLAIMS ROBERT HARRIS
Succumbed to Heart Ailment Tuesday Evening ? Rites at 2 p.m. Friday at Residence.
James Robert Harris, 72 years old, well-known Bedford machinist, passed away at 6:10 p.m. Tuesday at his home, 1918 I street, after an illness since last Friday with heart disease.
The body was removed to the Sherwood and Ferguson funeral home for burial preparation and this forenoon was returned to the residence to lie in state until the funeral, arranged for 2 p.m. Friday at the residence with the Rev. Edwin F. Shake, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church, of which Mr. Harris was a member, officiating. Burial will be made in Green Hill cemetery.
Mr. Harris was a native of Kentucky and was born to James M. and Sarah Hazlett Harris December 13, 1866. He was united in marriage at Salem with Miss Emma Peters October 13, 1866 and seven years later they came to Bedford where they have since resided.
He was employed as a machinist at the MacMillan mill of the Indiana Limestone Corporation and was at his post of duty last Friday.
He is survived by the widow, two daughters, Mrs. Clarence Hartman, Bedford, and Mrs. Harry Blackwell, St. Louis, Mo.; three granddaughters, Mrs. Chris Humburg, Mrs. Robert Lash and Miss Harriet Blackwell, all of St. Louis; four nieces and two nephews. Two sisters and a brother have preceded him in death.
Mr. Harris was a kind and loving husband and father and a splendid citizen and his passing is a distinct loss to the community at large.
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