The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-19
R. c. HARRIS IS
CLAIMED BY dealt
SUMMONS CAME EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING AND PAIL OF SAD
NESS FELL OVER ENTIRE CON-
MUNITY-FUNERAL MONDAY AT
TERNOON.

In the death of r. G. Harris, which
occurred suddenly at his home early
Sunday morning from heart failure,
Cordele lost one of it's most promi-
nent and progressive business men
and most highly esteemed citizens.
He established the Tomlin-Harris ma
chine shops and foundry of Cordele,
one of the largest concerns OF the kind
earlier days Mr.. Harris has been great
ly interested in the development OF
Cordele and both from serving in an
official capacity and in the conduct
of his personal business affairs has
been largely instrumental in the
growth of the town. Enterprises for
the upbuilding of Cordele always met
with his hearty encouragement. Dur
ing the early history of the city he
served in the capacity of alderman for
number OF years and was later elect
ed mayor, which office he held mos
creditably. Upon the creation of Crisp
county in 1905 he served as the coun-
tvs first representative in the legisla-
ture.
Sunday morning wnen Mrs. Harris
awoke, she found that Mr.. Harris did
not arise at his accustomed time. In
vestigating, she found that he was
cold in death. Physicians summoned
stated that he had been dead for three
or four hours, and that death was prob
ably due to heart failure. Mr.. Harris
had complained upon retiring OF be-
ing slightly i'll, though during the day
he had been aboUy his business as US
ual and seemed to be in robust health.
The announcement of his death was
severe shock to the family and num-
erous friends, and the entire commun-
| ity.
Evincing their high esteem and
| friendship, the Mems Bible class OF
the First Baptist Sunday school,
taught by r. l.. Huffman, of which
class Mr. Harris was a member, went
in a body to the home Sunday MORN
ing to offer sympathy and assistance
to the family and to express their es-
TEEN with numerous floral offerings.
The funeral services were conduct
ed from the residence Monday after
noon at 4 o'clock. The services were
conducted by Rev. ]. H. Coin, pastor
of the First Baptist church, of which
Mr.. Harris was member, assisted
by Rev. Walter Anthony, pastor of the
Methodist church.
Interment occurred at Sunnyside
cemetery with Masonic honors, the
ceremonies being conducted by Cyrene
Commmandary No. 13 Knights Tenn
plars of this city Mr.. Harris had been
honored for a number of years with
the office of generalissimo of the COM
mandery. He was a member of Cor
dele Lodge No. A, Knights of Pythias,
and was a past consul commander of
this lodge He was also an honorary
member of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers, and had his men,
bership at Macon. The funeral SER
vices we're among the most largely at
tended ever held in Cordele, and many
lovely floral offerings attested the es
teen in which he was held.
Mr.. Harris was born in TabottOn
November IS, 1851. For twenty-one
years he was in the employ of the
Central of Georgia railway on the |
Southwestern division, and the greater |
part of the time he was locomotive
engineer He had been a resident OF
Cordere since 1889. He first engaged |
in the planning mill business, having
small machine shop and foundry in
connection The plant was destroyed
by fire in 1893, and the present ma
chine shops and foundry of the Tom
in-Harris Machine Company were con-
structed
Besides a widow, Mr. Harris is sur
vived by four sons and three daugh- |
tiers, Messrs. II. f., r. r. and G. S. Har-
ris, of this city and l.. E. Harris, of |
Coffee Springs, Ala, Mrs. G. A. Bal
lenger, Misses Frank and Mamie Sue |
Harris, all of this city. Brothers who |
survive him are J. H. Scandrett, of
Carsonville, Ga, r. A. Scandrett, of
Macon, G. L. Scandrett, of Cordele,
and a sister, Mrs. Susie o. Adams, of
Butler, Ga.
daughter, Ruby, also survives her.