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John HARRIS Obituary
Age 70, of Springfield, Ohio, passed away at home surrounded by family and friends,
Sunday, December 5, 2021.
A native of Springfield, he was born January 6, 1951, to the late Mr. and Mrs. Nathan and Mary Davis Harris. He was
preceded in death by his brothers, Nathan Harris, Jr. and Adriel Byron Harris.
John retired from TruTec Industries. He kept busy doing "repair person" jobs for friends and family. He always had a project on which he was working.
He leaves to cherish his memory his loving wife, Julia Peterson Harris; daughters, Jamila (Marcus) Walton and Kenya Harris of Kansas City, and son, Nathan (April) Harris of Indianapolis; step-children, Christa, Chris Jr, Curtis, and Christian
DeArmond, all of Springfield; brother, David Lynn of Ypsilanti, Michigan; sisters, Gloria Davis and Iris (Michael) Howard of Springfield, and Rasalind (Harry) Satenstein of Reading,
Pennsylvania; father-in-law, Kenneth Peterson of Springfield; brothers-in-law Tony (Jeannine) Peterson, Kenneth (Pam)
Peterson, Julius (Lisa) Peterson, Marshall (Caprina) Peterson, and sisters-in-law, Angela Mapp, Denise Peterson, Paula
Peterson Smith, Marcia Peterson, and Renee Daniels and a host of grandkids, nieces, and nephews, and cousins.
The family of John W. Harris would like to thank you for your thoughts and prayers during our time of bereavement.
Arrangements entrusted to Porter-Qualls-Freeman Home.
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Marsha Jones-Brooks
December 21, 2021
May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived. The Jones Family
Kevin and Jewell Hall
December 15, 2021
Keeping all of you in our prayers. John was such a nice person ... so quiet spoken and kind. He will be missed.
Tonya Hickman
December 8, 2021
My pray and love to the Harris family
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