HARRIS, Charles Andrew, a resident of Montgomery, AL died February 9, 2007 at the age of 88. He was a graduate of Lanier High School & Auburn University and was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving from 1942 until 1946. Charles was president of Mead & Charles, Inc., a local insurance and real estate company. He was a founding member and served on the board of directors of SouthTrust Bank in Montgomery for over 20 years. He was a past president of the Montgomery Association of Fire & Casualty Insurance Agents and the Institute of Real Estate Management. He also served on the State Insurance Board & the Board of the Montgomery Junior Chamber of Commerce. Charles served on the board of directors of the Kiwanis Club and was a trustee of the Kiwanis Student Loan Fund for almost 20 years. Charles served several terms on the vestry and as Senior Warden of St. John's Episcopal Church. He was president of The Society of Pioneers of Montgomery and was a member of the Montgomery County Historical Society. Charles was preceded in death by his wife, Jane Andrews Dozier Harris. He is survived by his daughter, Julia Harris Nelson; son-in-law, Thomas Merrell Nelson of Greensboro, NC; sons, Charles Andrew Harris, III; daughter-in-law, Susan McKinney Harris of Montgomery, AL, William Marks Harris and daughter-in-law, Katharine Fischer Harris of Montgomery, AL; grandchildren, Jane Andrews Nelson,Thomas Edgar Nelson, III, Mary Frances Harris, Lucille Jackson Harris, Katharine Walraven Harris, & Charles Andrew Harris, II. Funeral services will be held Monday, February 12, 2007 from St. John's Episcopal Church at 11:00 AM with Reverend Robert C. Wisnewski and Reverend David H. Peeples officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be JamesTurner Inscoe, John Stuart Yow, III, LeRoy McEntire, III, Geoffrey Mark Stough, Robert Houston Young, Jr., and William Mathews Marks, IV. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Roland Arthur Hester, III, William Alfred Hughes, and Weldon Williamson Doe, Jr. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to St. John's Episcopal Church,113 Madison Ave., Montgomery, AL 36104. LEAK MEMORY CHAPEL DIRECTING.
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Funeral Home: LEAK MEMORY CHAPEL
Publication Date: 02/10/2007