Mr Robert L (Bob) Harris, Sr, age 58 of Rutherfordton, North Carolina passed away March 10, 1999 at the Spartanburg Regional Medical Center in Spartanburg, North Carolina.

Mrs Harris was the son of the late Olun Harris.  He was a defense attorney for 29 years.  He graduated from UNC Chapel Hill Law School in North Carolina in 1969.  He was a member of the North Carolina Bar Association; the Rutherford County Bar Association; the American Bar Association; a member of North Carolina Academy of Trial Layers and a past member of the board of directors of Hospice of Rutherford County.  He was a U S Army Veteran serving in the 82nd Airborne.

Funeral services were held on March 13 at the First Baptist Church of Spindale in Spindale, North Carolina with Dr Don Christian officiating.  Burial followed in the Sunset Memorial Park with McMahan's Funeral Home of Rutherfordton, North Carolina directing.

Survivors include his wife Betty H Harris; son Robert L Harris, Jr of Forest City, North Carolina; daughter Rachel E Hensley of Rutherfordton, North Carolina; mother Dorothy Wilcox Harris of Bonifay; brother Paul Harris of Griffin, Georgia; sister Judy Wohlcke of Ontario, Oregon and one grandchild.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers a memorial may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, North Carolina 28043.

SOURCE:  Holmes County Advertiser, Bonifay FL, Wednesday, March 17, 1999