Obituary for Glen Roland Harris
Mr. Glen Roland Harris, age 64, of the Belfast section of Cedar Bluff, Virginia passed away Friday (May 26, 2023) in a Bristol, Tennessee hospital. Born December 23, 1958 in Richlands, Virginia, he was a son of the late James Roland and Elizabeth “Lizzie” Horton Harris. He was a 1977 graduate of Council High School and attended Southwest Virginia Community College. He was a member of Venia Chapel and had served as a deacon, ordained on May 4, 1991. He had been employed as a coal miner at Jewell Smokeless Coal Company and Bear Ridge Mine until his retirement in 1999 and was a member of the UMWA. He enjoyed cruises, going to the beach, building sand castles, working on anything that needed to be fixed and playing with Brady and Ryan. A very special, selfless person, he always put everyone else’s needs before his own. He was a man of integrity, who was always the very best friend, father figure, husband, mechanic, church deacon, neighbor, papaw and the list could go on. He left a lasting impression on everyone he crossed paths with and will be missed by those who knew him.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers-in-law, Rev. Randall Ward and Rev. Jackie Perkins; his father-in-law, Paul Harris; and sister-in-law, Sheila Harris.
Survivors include his wife of forty-three years, Vivian Harris; four brothers, Kenneth Harris and wife, Audrey, Bennie Harris and wife, Darlene, Gerald Harris, and Curtis Harris and wife, Regina; two sisters, Joyce Perkins, and Reva Ball and husband, Elmer; his mother-in-law, Irene Harris; brother-in-law, David “Buck” Harris and wife, Bobbi; sister-in-law, Leshia Ward (Chuck Fanning); Kids at Heart, Jeremiah and Tiffany Ward, Keshia and Frankie Rose, and Gabriel Harris; special grandchildren, Brady Ward and Ryan Ward; several nieces and nephews also survive.
The family would like to extend a very special thank you to the 2nd floor nursing staff of Clinch Valley Medical Center and Bristol Regional Medical Center ICU.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 PM Thursday in the Honaker Funeral Home Chapel, Honaker, Virginia with Rev. Wendell Harris, Rev. Bennie Harris, and Rev. Delmer Ball officiating. UMWA Honors will be conducted by Sub-28 Chaplain Corp. Interment will follow in Ketron Memorial Gardens at Lebanon, Virginia.
Pallbearers will be David Perkins, Greg Perkins, Delmer Ball, Nathan Ball, Steven Harris, Wendell Harris, Gabriel Harris, Jeremiah Ward, Johnny Lester, Marlie Ball, and Ronnie Wilson.
Honorary pallbearers will be men of Venia Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude’s Childrens Hospital in honor of great-niece Julia Perkins, at Memorial Giving, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
The family will receive friends at the Honaker Funeral Home on Thursday from 11:30 – 1PM.
Online condolences may be made at www.honakerfuneralhome.net.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers-in-law, Rev. Randall Ward and Rev. Jackie Perkins; his father-in-law, Paul Harris; and sister-in-law, Sheila Harris.
Survivors include his wife of forty-three years, Vivian Harris; four brothers, Kenneth Harris and wife, Audrey, Bennie Harris and wife, Darlene, Gerald Harris, and Curtis Harris and wife, Regina; two sisters, Joyce Perkins, and Reva Ball and husband, Elmer; his mother-in-law, Irene Harris; brother-in-law, David “Buck” Harris and wife, Bobbi; sister-in-law, Leshia Ward (Chuck Fanning); Kids at Heart, Jeremiah and Tiffany Ward, Keshia and Frankie Rose, and Gabriel Harris; special grandchildren, Brady Ward and Ryan Ward; several nieces and nephews also survive.
The family would like to extend a very special thank you to the 2nd floor nursing staff of Clinch Valley Medical Center and Bristol Regional Medical Center ICU.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 PM Thursday in the Honaker Funeral Home Chapel, Honaker, Virginia with Rev. Wendell Harris, Rev. Bennie Harris, and Rev. Delmer Ball officiating. UMWA Honors will be conducted by Sub-28 Chaplain Corp. Interment will follow in Ketron Memorial Gardens at Lebanon, Virginia.
Pallbearers will be David Perkins, Greg Perkins, Delmer Ball, Nathan Ball, Steven Harris, Wendell Harris, Gabriel Harris, Jeremiah Ward, Johnny Lester, Marlie Ball, and Ronnie Wilson.
Honorary pallbearers will be men of Venia Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude’s Childrens Hospital in honor of great-niece Julia Perkins, at Memorial Giving, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
The family will receive friends at the Honaker Funeral Home on Thursday from 11:30 – 1PM.
Online condolences may be made at www.honakerfuneralhome.net.