Wasco County OR Archives Obituaries.....Harris, Dewey Allen September 16, 2005
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The Dalles Chronicle, September 20, 2005
     Dewey Allen Harris, 77, a resident of The Dalles, died at a local 
hospital on Friday, Sept. 16, 2005.
     He was born Dec. 28, 1927, in Custer, S.D., one of five children to David 
R. and Myrtle Irene (Strong) Harris. He grew up in South Dakota and Idaho, 
graduating from Weiser High School in Idaho.
     He served in the U.S. Marine Corp, and then returned to Custer, where he 
married Jeanenne M. Palmer in 1950. They lived back and forth between Custer 
and Oregon while he worked as a lumber mill sawyer. The family settled in The 
Dalles in 1960, and he and his brother, Dale, started Harris Janitorial 
Service, where he worked until his retirement in 1992.
     He was a member of The Dalles Lion’s Club, the Eagles Lodge, American 
Legion, The Dalles Country Club, volunteer driver for Link Transport, 
volunteer with The Dalles Fire Department, captain of his neighborhood watch, 
and had a local trap shoot named for him. He worked to the very end, always 
helping others.
     He enjoyed dancing, mushroom hunting, fishing, golfing, woodcutting, 
walking, staying busy and especially spending time with his wife and family.   
He always maintained high spirits, was giving and never complained throughout 
his lengthy battle with illness, always saying “I feel great!”
     He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Jeanenne Harris, his daughters, 
Cathy Gray, Central Point; Diane K. Fargher, The Dalles; Susanne Harris and 
Mary Mickley, both of Central Point; nine grandchildren; six great 
grandchildren; his brother and his wife, Dale and Bernice Harris, The Dalles; 
numerous nieces, nephews and many friends. He was preceded in death by his 
brother, Donald and sisters, Irene and Betty.
     Memorial services will be held at The Dalles Eagles Lodge at 1 p.m. on 
Friday, Sept. 23.
     Private cremation was held at The Dalles Win-quatt Crematory with 
Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
     Remembrances may be made to the Celilo Center, 1800 East 19th Street, The 
Dalles, OR 97058.


Additional Comments:
Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, 
Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006).


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