November 25, 1938 - November 22, 2023
Pharris passed away peacefully at Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland, Oregon with his wife Ellen, children Mark and wife Niki, and Melissa, granddaughter Stephanie and son-in-law Steve Spotts at his side just three days before his 85th birthday. He was born in Cedarcreek, Missouri, to Ben and Jewell Hughey and, at age six months, moved to Oregon in a 1934 Chevy pickup.
He attended Oregon State University, University of Oregon and Independent Baptist College. He was ordained a Baptist minister and served as a missionary at the Independent Baptist Direct Mission of Chiloquin in Chiloquin, Oregon, before attending IBC, Homedale Baptist Church in Homedale, Idaho, and Calvary Baptist Church of Aloha, and hosted a public access television show. Pharris preached up until two Sundays before his demise. His great love was preaching and teaching the sovereign grace of God and the redemptive sacrifice of Jesus.
Pharris married his high school sweetheart Mary Blanchard and they had three children Capri Renee, Markis Thurman, and Melissa Joi. After her demise he married Ellen Lincoln and saw his family grow to eight grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren with two on the way.
His survivors include his wife Ellen, son Mark (Niki), daughter Melissa (Bill) Cornish, grandchildren Jacob (Kristi) Spotts, Stephanie (Joshua) de los Santos, Zachary (Natalie) Spotts, Katie (Cameron) Bunch, and Hannah Haworth, Chance (Chyanne) Cornish, Bo (Linnea) Cornish, and Mary Cornish. Great-grandchildren Denny, Anna, Ben, Madeline, Jack, Lank, Kate, Lili, Jaimee, Etta, Emmy, Sam, Brady, Lawrence and Ava. Pharris was preceded in death by his parents, wife Mary, and daughter Capri Spotts. He was a faithful husband, devoted father, and took great pleasure in seeing his family grow. Pharris was an only child and his legacy abounds.
A visitation for Pharris will be held Wednesday, November 29, 2023 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM at Pegg, Paxson & Springer Funeral Chapel, 4675 SW Watson Avenue, Beaverton, OR 97005. A graveside service will occur Friday, December 1, 2023 at 11:00 AM at Eternal Hills Memorial Park, 4711 OR-39, Klamath Falls, OR 97603. A memorial service will be held at Bethany Bible Church, 18245 NW Germantown Road, Portland, OR at 11:00 AM on December 6, 2023.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.peggpaxsonspringerfuneralhome.com for the Hughey family.
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