Mr. William “Buddy” Alonzo Harris, 92, of 1640 Goodman Lake Road, Morganton, NC, went home to be with his beloved Savior on February 24th. Born in Burke County on October 31, 1927, he was the son of the late William A. Harris, Sr., and Delilah Powell Harris, and stepmother Sudie Hurt Harris. He loved his family, church family, friends, and above all, the Lord Jesus Christ. He was a faithful, charter member of Morganton Baptist Church (formerly Tabernacle Baptist Church). He retired in 1989 from WPCC as Grounds Foreman. In retirement, he was an avid gardener and beekeeper and became known locally as “the honey man.”
Mr. Harris was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Dorothy Michaels Harris; seven siblings, Mary Fox (Jake), Rev. Robert L. Harris (Mary Jo), Annie Mae Davis (Vic), Lessie Crump (Frank), Katie Moody, Julie Harris, and a half-brother Henry Lee Harris (Ruby).
He is survived by two daughters and a son: Dixie Melton (Gary) of Seneca, SC, and Tina Keller (Roy) of Winston-Salem, NC, and Michael A. Harris (Janette) of Morganton. He was known affectionately as “Pawpaw” to his grandchildren, Joseph Melton (Theresa), Benjamin Melton (Katie); Jason Keller (Stacey), Julie Williams; Andrew Harris (Rachel), and Faith Erickson (Jeremy). His 14 great grandchildren are: Everly Melton, Harper Melton; Carolina and Wesley Keller, Marc, Megan and Marisa Reiter; Eva, Aletheia, Emerald, Aurora, and William Harris, Kylee and Shelby Erickson.
The family will receive friends from 6-8pm at Kirksey Funeral Home, Morganton. Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 29 at 1:00pm at Morganton Baptist Church with the Rev. Dan Qurollo officiating. Entombment will follow at the Burke Memorial Park Mausoleum. Memorials may be made to Morganton Baptist Church, 201 Believer’s Way, Morganton, NC 28655 or to Burke Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc., 1715 Enon Road, Valdese, NC 28690.
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