Joseph Fleet Harris Jr.

Published 6:00 am Friday, December 22, 2017

ABBEVILLE—A Home-going celebration will be held for Joseph Fleet Harris Jr.,  86, will be held Saturday, December 23, 2017, at 11 a.m. at Mt. Triumph Baptist Church with Rev. E. I. Sullivan officiating. He will await the resurrection in Mt. Triumph Baptist Church Cemetery in Grosse Isle.Visitation will be held on Saturday at the church and commence at 8 a.m. until time of service.A resident of Grosse Isle, he passed away at 8:17 a.m. on Sunday, December 10, 2017, at his residence.

He was a faithful member of Mt. Triumph Baptist Church.

He leaves to cherish his fond memory, his wife of 33 years, Willie Mae Comeaux Harris, of Abbeville; one son Kenneth Allen Campbell (Lisa) of Giddings, Texas; two daughters Mary Harris of Fredericksburg, Virginia and  Millie C. Landry of Abbeville; two nephews Berne Harris Jr. of Maryland and Robert Harris of Washington, DC; two  nieces Barbara Harris of Alexandria, Virginia and Patricia Harris of Heathsville, Virginia; nine grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and a host of great-great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, numerous relatives and friends.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Joseph Fleet Harris Sr. and Helen Harris; one son Charles Harris; and one brother Berne Harris Sr.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Fletcher Funeral Home, 1116 Greene Street, Abbeville, LA 70510.

Condolences may be expressed at www.fletcherfuneralhomes.org.