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Harry Perry “The King” Harrell Sr.

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Harry Perry “The King” Harrell Sr.

Birth
Gatesville, Gates County, North Carolina, USA
Death
30 Nov 2008 (aged 66)
Portsmouth City, Virginia, USA
Burial
Suffolk, Suffolk City, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Mausoleum 1-Front BLDG-North Wall
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Harry P. Harrell Sr.
PORTSMOUTH - Harry Perry Harrell Sr., 66, of the 1100 block of Melvin Drive, passed away Nov. 30, 2008, in his residence. He was born Oct. 14, 1942, in Gatesville, N.C., to the late James and Ethel Harrell. Harry retired from Pet Dairy after more 37 years of service, where he served as a past shop steward for the truck drivers union. He was known to most as Harry but to the guys at the dairy he was known as "The King." Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Jane Harrell; a daughter, Sherry Lynn Harrell of Suffolk; a son, Harry Perry Harrell Jr. and wife Tonya of Portsmouth; three grandchildren, Luke, Meredith and "Alex" Harrell; and two sisters, Barbara Ann Clingman and Edna Mae Watkins. A funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel, by the Rev. Lee Brown. Entombment will follow in Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. The family will receive friends at the funeral home today from 7 to 8:30 p.m. www.SturtevantFuneralHome.com.

Published in The Virginian Pilot on December 1, 2008
Harry P. Harrell Sr.
PORTSMOUTH - Harry Perry Harrell Sr., 66, of the 1100 block of Melvin Drive, passed away Nov. 30, 2008, in his residence. He was born Oct. 14, 1942, in Gatesville, N.C., to the late James and Ethel Harrell. Harry retired from Pet Dairy after more 37 years of service, where he served as a past shop steward for the truck drivers union. He was known to most as Harry but to the guys at the dairy he was known as "The King." Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Jane Harrell; a daughter, Sherry Lynn Harrell of Suffolk; a son, Harry Perry Harrell Jr. and wife Tonya of Portsmouth; three grandchildren, Luke, Meredith and "Alex" Harrell; and two sisters, Barbara Ann Clingman and Edna Mae Watkins. A funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel, by the Rev. Lee Brown. Entombment will follow in Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. The family will receive friends at the funeral home today from 7 to 8:30 p.m. www.SturtevantFuneralHome.com.

Published in The Virginian Pilot on December 1, 2008

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116219375/harry_perry-harrell: accessed ), memorial page for Harry Perry “The King” Harrell Sr. (14 Oct 1942–30 Nov 2008), Find a Grave Memorial ID 116219375, citing Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens, Suffolk, Suffolk City, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Joe Colby (contributor 47215832).