Paul Harmon

Paul N. Harmon VIRGINIA BEACH - Retired U.S. Navy Quarter Master Chief Paul Newell Harmon died Aug. 30, 2008, at Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson's disease. He was born July 1, 1926, to Paul and Eva Harmon of Brunswick County, North Carolina. He served his country honorably for 24 years, starting with the Invasion of Normandy in 1944 shortly before his 18th birthday, and ending with service in Vietnam, where he was wounded and awarded the Purple Heart. Upon retirement from the military, Paul became chief pilot for Piedmont Aviation of Piedmont Airlines and again retired after 15 years of service. He loved God, his family and his country with all his heart and will be dearly missed. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Edward Harmon, formerly of Richmond, Va.; and a sister, Catherine Hewitt, formerly of Oakland, Calif. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Marlene Russ Harmon; daughters, Teresa Ingerson and her husband Tom Patton of Virginia Beach, Abbe Haymaker and her husband Wayne of Chesapeake and Julia Shilling of Montana; and grandchildren, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Russell Ingerson, currently serving in Iraq, Meredith Hoffler of Portsmouth, Natalie Hoffler of Virginia Beach, Abbe Ingerson of Richmond and Caroline Haymaker of Chesapeake; as well as a host of in-laws, nieces and nephews around the country. The family will receive friends today at Smith and Williams Funeral Home, 4889 Princess Anne Road, Virginia Beach, from 7 to 9 p.m. A funeral will be held Wednesday at Virginia Heights Baptist Church, 1251 Kempsville Road, Norfolk, at 11 a.m., with a viewing one hour prior. Burial, with military honors, will be private at Albert G. Horton Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery in Suffolk. In lieu of flowers, please make memorial donations to Virginia Heights Baptist Church, The Gideons or a charity of one's choice. Please share your love and condolences with the family at www.mem.com.