Melvin W. Harris' Obituary
Melvin W. Harris, 80 of Frontenac, died at 2:45 a.m. Tuesday May
10th 2016 at the Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg.
He was born August 5, 1935 in Ft. Scott, KS the son of Arthur C.
and Goldia May (Duncan) Harris. He graduated from Fort Scott High
School, received an associate’s degree in social sciences from Ft. Scott
Community College, and attended Kansas State Teachers College in
Pittsburg.
Melvin was a veteran of the Korean War serving his country in the
United States Army.
He married Beryl Shurley Braden on February 12, 1982 in Miami,
OK; she survives at the home.
Melvin worked for McNally Mfg. in Pittsburg for 20 years; worked
as a corrections officer for the State of Kansas, and worked for the
Coffey County Republican newspaper from 1997-2000.
He was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene in Pittsburg;
he enjoyed woodworking and reading.
In addition to his wife Beryl, he is survived by stepchildren-Janice
Kelley of Ogden, UT, Randall Braden of Hays, KS, Louis Braden of
Pueblo, CO, Jeanmarie Dancer and Dawson Braden both of Toronto,
KS; several step-grandchildren, step-great grandchildren, nieces and
nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother Louie
Harris and 4 sisters Lovell Tweedy, Maxine Wright, Christine Johnson
and Leota Savage.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday May 12, 2016 at the
Bath-Naylor Funeral Home in Pittsburg with Reverend Jim Sukraw
officiating. Burial will follow in the Fort Scott National Cemetery where
the Kansas Army National Guard Funeral Honors Detail Team will
provide flag folding and presentation ceremonies. The family will receive
friends from 10 a.m. until service time on Thursday. Condolences can
be sent to www.bathnaylor.com Arrangements are under the direction of
the Bath-Naylor Funeral Home 522 S. Broadway Pittsburg, KS.
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