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David Harris Obituary

COWDEN -- David Allan Harris, 53, of Cowden passed away 6:46 a.m. Sunday (Sept. 28, 2003) in South Shores Hospital, Detroit, Mich.

Services will be 11 a.m. Friday in Lockart & Sons Funeral Home, Cowden, with visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Mound Cemetery, Cowden, with military rites. Memorials: donor's choice.

Mr. Harris was born Aug. 21, 1950, in Mattoon, the son of Gerald Allan and Frances Virginia Parmer Harris. He was a truck driver for LVL Trucking Co. of Little Rock, Ark., and co-owner of D&B Storage in Cowden. He was a member of First Christian Church, Cowden, and served in the Army during Vietnam. He married Barbara Sue Bivins on Oct. 21, 2000, in Cowden.

Surviving are his wife; father, Gerald Harris of Mission, Texas; daughters, Misty Hopkins and husband David and Jessica Fagg and husband Keith, all of Shelbyville; Michelle Harris and Brittney Harris, both of Windsor; grandchildren, Levi, Alex and Courtney Hopkins; Kyle Fagg; stepdaughters, Courtney Doty and husband Patrick and Karissa Specht, all of Cowden; stepgranddaughter, Sydney Doty; brother, Mike Harris and wife Gina of Mattoon.

He was preceded by in death by his mother and son, David Harris Jr.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Oct. 1, 2003.

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