HARRISON, Walter Hugh 'Sam' Jr. 1926 - 2010

HARRISON, MOWERY, GRIFFITH, COPELAND, SALTS

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 8/25/2010 at 21:14:58

"The Fairfield Ledger", Thursday, August 19, 2010, Page 10

HARRISON, Walter Hugh 'Sam' Jr. -- Walter Hugh "Sam" HARRISON Jr., 84, of Fairfield, died today, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010, at Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield.

A service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Nate Nims officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield.

Family visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or American Cancer Fund.

Online condolences may be sent at www.raymondfuneralhomes.com .

Mr. HARRISON was born June 10, 1926, in Fairfield, the son of Walter Hugh and Mary Scott MOWERY HARRISON. He married Jean Marie GRIFFITH July 18, 1948, in Fairfield. She died Feb. 20, 2005.

A life-long resident of Fairfield, Mr. HARRISON graduated from Fairfield High School. He worked at Harrison D-X in Fairfield and was shop foreman at Jefferson Motors for many years. He later worked as a carpenter for Vorhies Construction in Fairfield before his retirement.

Mr. HARRISON served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was stationed in Hawaii.

Survivors include two sons, Gary HARRISON and wife Donna of Sun Prairie, Wis., and Ron HARRISON and wife Jane of Olathe, Kan.; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters, Blanche COPELAND, Faith HARRISON and Viola SALTS; and four brothers, Fred, Denver, Harold and Edward E.

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