Rev. Frank H. Harris Jr., 91, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, September 26, 2022. A Celebration of his Life will be held on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at Forest Hills Church at 3:00 p.m. with the Dr. Baxter Hurley and Rev. Doug Walker officiating. The family will greet friends from 1:30 p.m. to service time at the church. Burial will be in Macon Memorial Park Cemetery. Donations may be made to Forest Hills Church, 1217 Forest Hills Road, Macon, GA 31210 or donor’s favorite charity.
Frank was born in Screven, Georgia to the late Rev. Frank H. Harris, Sr. and Maude Bennett Harris. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Mabel Burns Harris. He served his country in the United States Air Force and was a retired Colonel with the Georgia Air National Guard where he served as a Chaplain. He served five years as a minister for the Wesleyan Methodist Church and then served from 1957 to 1998 with the South Georgia United Methodist Church Conference. He was a member of Forest Hills Church and the Grace Sunday School Class. Frank was a Paul Harris Fellow Rotary member. He was a graduate of Indiana Wesleyan College and received a Masters of Divinity from the Candler School of Theology at Emory University. He was a devoted and loving father and grandfather.
He is survived by his children; one son, Frank H. “Chip” Harris, III of Columbus; three daughters, Kathy (Scott) Adams of Smyrna, Becky (Randy) Gay of Camilla, Susannah (Donnie) Allen of Macon; ten grandchildren; Nikki Weirs (Will), Luke Adams, Rachel Grant (Jair), Bekah Odom (Fred), Kelsey MacMinn (Ben), Matthew Gay, Andrew Gay (McKenzie), Jake, Jordan, and Wes Allen and nine great grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews.
Visit www.maconmp.com to express your condolences. Macon Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery has charge of the arrangements.
