Coach Carl "Scutt" Harris

Coach Carl "Scutt" Harris Sr.

Pulaski

Mr. Carl "Scutt" Harris Sr., age 75, a resident of Pulaski passed away on Thursday, June 7, 2012 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. Visitation will be held today from 4-9pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton and 2-3pm Sunday at First Baptist Church in Morton. Funeral service will be held 3pm Sunday, June 10, 2012 at First Baptist Church of Morton with burial in the Morton Memorial Gardens. Bro. Earl Clark will be officiating the services. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton.

Mr. Harris was born in Smith County on November 29, 1936. He loved to be in the serenity of nature fishing, hunting and cooking out. He worked for the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks for 28 years and was the Park Manager at Roosevelt State Park. Carl loved his grandchildren and family very much and they brought him much joy. His love for basketball started at a young age as an eighth grader at Pineville School. He also played at Hinds Community College and Mississippi College. Carl started his basketball coaching career in 1960 at Sand Hill High School in Greene County and he also coached boys basketball at Morton High School for many years. Some of his many honors include, Little Dixie Conference Coach of the Year in 1970 and he was inducted in the Sports Hall of Fame at Hinds Community College in 2009. Mr. Harris is currently serving on the active Deacon Board at First Baptist Church of Morton and also served as president of the Morton Chamber of Commerce from 1978-1979. The smile of Mr. Harris will be greatly missed by all who loved and knew him.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Homer B. Harris and Bessie O. Bounds Harris.

He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Alice E. Winstead Harris of Pulaski; children, Carl E. Harris Jr. (Donna) of Canton; Lori Porter (Don) of Ludlow and Chris Harris (Stacy) of Forest; sisters, Flora Turberville (Luther), Jo Graham (Thomas), Elaine Kelly (Bob); brothers, Billy R. Harris, Mack Harris and Edgar Harris (Shelia); 7 grandchildren, Carl Presley, Katelyn, Connor, Colin, Land, Anna Bea and Carson; several nieces, nephews and a host of friends.

Pallbearers will be Richard Black, David Hollingsworth, David Farris, Gary Ramsey, Bobby Banks, Danny Johnson, Brad Turberville, Ben Turberville, Mark Graham and Joseph Graham. Honorary pallbearers will be Deacons of First Baptist Church Morton, all former basketball players of Sandhill in Greene County and Morton High School, all State Park service employees and Adult IV Sunday School Class of First Baptist Church Morton.

Memorials may be made in his honor to the Coach Carl "Scutt" Harris Scholarship Fund at Bank of Morton, % Ken Gordon, P.O. Box 229, Morton, MS 39117 or First Baptist Church Building Fund, 80 Church St., Morton, MS 39117.