Richard ‘Rick’ Eugene Harris
May 18, 1946-Aug. 4, 2022
Vian-Services for Richard “Rick” Eugene Harris, 76, of Vian, will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, August 10, 2022, at Blackgum Harvestime Church, under the direction of Green Country Funeral Home.
Mr. Harris was born on May 18, 1946, in Chickasha, to Walter (Gene) Harris and Pairlee (Ditt) Harris and passed away on Aug. 4, 2022, in Fort Smith, Ark.
He attended Vian High School until the age of 17 when he enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving in Korea from 1963-1966. He th...
May 18, 1946-Aug. 4, 2022
Vian-Services for Richard “Rick” Eugene Harris, 76, of Vian, will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, August 10, 2022, at Blackgum Harvestime Church, under the direction of Green Country Funeral Home.
Mr. Harris was born on May 18, 1946, in Chickasha, to Walter (Gene) Harris and Pairlee (Ditt) Harris and passed away on Aug. 4, 2022, in Fort Smith, Ark.
He attended Vian High School until the age of 17 when he enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving in Korea from 1963-1966. He then enrolled at Northeastern State University.
He married Maxine Young Harris on Aug. 17, 1968. He was a union carpenter and later on a union millwright and welder. He was a devoted member of Sellers Mission Church in Qualls and enjoyed his time reading and teaching the word of God.
Survivors are his wife, Maxine Harris, of the home; four children, Sheila Sloan, Darryl Patterson, Kathy Lewis and husband Kenny, all of Blackgum, and Tina Christy of Dallas, Texas; one brother, Larry Harris and Sue of Mabank, Texas; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and other family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents and grandparents.
