John Pierce Harlan

1929 - 2016

John Pierce Harlan, a resident of Covington, Louisiana, passed away on his 87th birthday, November 23, 2016. Mr. Harlan was born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma on November 23, 1929. His parents, Ruth and Samuel Harlan, and his brother, Louis Eliphalet Harlan, precede him in death. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Martha Ann Neal Harlan of Covington La; two children, Debbie Harlan Woods (Phillip) of Birmingham, Al, and Michael Harlan (Cindy) of Covington, La; seven grandchildren, Hannah Woods Bourgeois (Greg), Claire Woods Maddox (Grady), Sarah Woods Stratton (Joe), David Woods, Brittany Harlan Graft (Jordan), Kate Harlan and John Harlan (Connie); eleven great grandchildren, Jackson, Maury, Aimee and Gaby Bourgeois; John Grady, Olivia and Thomas Maddox; Mary Joe and Samuel Stratton; Hudson and Madeleine Graft. Mr. Harlan graduated from Sewanee Military Academy and attended Carlton College in Northfield, Minnesota. He received a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering from Oklahoma University where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. After serving in the U.S. Army for two years, Mr. Harlan worked as a Petroleum Engineer at Chevron Oil Co. for 20 years. He then founded and was President of Harbridge Petroleum Corp. until his death. He was an active member of SIPES, LAIPRO and Tchefuncta Country Club and a former member of New Orleans Country Club and Blowing Rock Country Club in North Carolina. Friends and family are invited to A Celebration of Life on Saturday, January 7, 2017 from 4:00pm to 6:00pm at Tchefuncta Country Club in Covington, La.