Myrtle Harris

HARRIS, Myrtle Moore, 90, of Richmond, went to be with the Lord Saturday, July 3, 2010. She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, William Malone Harris; her parents, William F. and Daisy S. Moore of Halifax; and her son, Sherwood G. Puryear. She is survived by her son, William Moore Harris and his wife, Nancy, of Blacksburg; daughter, Cheryl H. Dunbar and husband, Robert, of Midlothian; grandchildren, Alexandra M. Harris, Caitlin D. McCloud and husband, Jeromy, Courtney M. Dunbar and Mark G. Puryear; great-grandchildren, Morgan and Nathan McCloud, Brittany, Corbin, Haven and Ashley Puryear; sister-in-law, Mrs. Dan Harris; nieces, Betty Moore Becker and husband, John, and Joan Hendricks and husband, Richard; as well as numerous other nieces and nephews. Mrs. Harris grew up on a tobacco farm in Halifax County during the Depression and went on to marry her husband after his return from WWII. She worked for Miller & Rhoads Department Store for almost 30 years, retiring as a home furnishing manager in 1983. She was also a devoted wife and business partner to her husband and a member of River Road Church, Baptist. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Central Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 3215 Cutshaw Ave. A funeral service will be held 1 p.m. Thursday, July 8, in the Chapel of River Road Church, Baptist, with interment to follow in Westhampton Memorial Park.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.