William T. Harris Jr.

William T. Harris Jr., of Centreville, MD died on Saturday, March 20, 2004 at the Corsica Hills Nursing Center in Centreville. He was 89. Born on February 6, 1915 in Carmichael, he was the son of the late William T. and Anna Bishop Harris Sr. He graduated from Centreville High School in 1933, where he was awarded a ring for perfect attendance for four years. After graduation, he worked at the family owned farm, and then was appointed by the Department of Agriculture as Fieldman for the Production and Marketing Administration for four years. He then worked as a salesman for Wilson Feed Company, which later became Southern States Co-Op, which he managed until his retirement in 1980. He was a member of the Centreville United Methodist Church; member of Centreville Lodge #180 AF & AM; a charter member of the Chesapeake Ruritan Club and a past member of the Centreville Lions Club, the Queen Annes County Historical Society, Sportsman Club and AARP #667. In addition to his various memberships, Mr. Harris was also on the Upper Eastern Shore Academy Review Committee, in which he was appointed by Roy Dyson; the Queen Anne’s County Democratic State Central Committee, Treasurer for Tilghman Terrace, and served two terms as a Judge of the Orphans Court of Queen Anne’s County. Mr. Harris is survived by his wife, the former Mary Frances Callahan whom he married on December 16, 1937, a daughter, Lynda H. Palmatary and her husband, Gene of Centreville, a goddaughter – Jill Nelson Davis of Temple, PA, and two special children that affectionately know him as pop-pop Harris, Paul W. Miles III and Patrick W. Miles, both of Centreville. Funeral services will be held at Centreville United Methodist Church on Thursday, March 25, 2004 at 11:00 a.m., where friends may call Wednesday evening from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. A Masonic memorial service will be conducted at 8:00 p.m. by Centreville Lodge #180 AF & AM. Burial will be at the Chesterfield Cemetery in Centreville. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Centreville United Methodist Church Building Fund, 608 Church Hill Road, Centreville, MD 21617. Arrangements are by Fellows, Helfenbein and Newnam Funeral Home, P. A., Centreville, MD.