William "Bill" Taylor Harris, Jr., 66, passed away Wednesday January 23, 2019 at Merit Health River Oaks. Funeral services will be 2:00pm Friday January 25, 2019, preceded by visitation from 1-2pm at Parkway Funeral Home in Ridgeland.
He was a veteran of the US Navy having served as a radio operator in WWII and the Korean Conflict. He had retired from Mississippi State Government having served with the Mississippi Park Commission.
Survivors include his children: William "Billy" Taylor Harris III of St. Paul, MN, Ann Harris Sutherland of Brandon, and John "Alex" Alexander Harris (Melanie) of Brandon; grandchildren, bruce Sutherland, Brent Sutherland, and Danette Harris; great-grandchildren, Reid and Anniston Sutherland; brothers, George Harris of Dallas, TX and John Harris of Bryan, TX.