Mr. Dixie Wayne Harris, 68, passed away suddenly on July 10, 2020.
A visitation was held at Farmer Funeral Chapel in Ayden on Saturday July 11, 2020 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm and a memorial service was held the following day at 2:00 pm at the Ayden United Methodist Church where he was honored by the State of North Carolina for his long time service. A graveside ceremony followed the memorial service at the Town of Ayden Blount Street Cemetery.
He was born on November 13, 1951 in Ayden, North Carolina to Soloman and Roxie (Stroud). Harris and was a long time figure in the Ayden Community. Wayne was a lifelong resident Pitt County and spent most of his life in Ayden, North Carolina. He graduated from Ayden High School in 1970 and attended East Carolina University where he received his bachelor’s degree in History. He worked as an assistant to US Congressman Walter B. Jones, Sr for 12 years and then worked with the State of North Carolina Department of Corrections (now the Department of Public Safety) for 27 years before retiring in 2016, but returned to part time work with the Department in 2018.
Wayne was very active in the Ayden community serving on the Ayden Planning Board and was the current Chairman. He was also a dedicated member of the Ayden United Methodist Church, serving as the Chairman of Board, Lay Leader and was long time member of the choir.
Wayne was preceded in death by both of his parents and brother-in-law Raymond Amyette. He is survived by his spouse Linda (Jones) Harris, brother Dr. Daniel Harris (Donna) of Greenville, North Carolina, sister Roxanne Amyette of LaGrange, North Carolina , daughter Holly Cox (Dan) of Raleigh, North Carolina, daughter Katie Abbott Daughtery (Paul) of Greenville, North Carolina, son R. Montgomery Harris of Wake Forest, North Carolina, stepdaughter Ashley Portbury (Stuart) of Greenville, North Carolina, stepson Jason Jones (Jennifer) of Greenville, North Carolina, grandsons Gabriel Cox, Sebastian Cox, and Dexter Harris, granddaughters Sparrow Jane Daughtery and Lily Belle Cox, step-grandsons William Portbury and Alexander Jones, step-granddaughters Katherine Portbury, Julianna Jones and Camilla Jones and special friend Jesse Glenn Cannon
A visitation was held at Farmer Funeral Chapel in Ayden on Saturday July 11, 2020 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm and a memorial service was held the following day at 2:00 pm at the Ayden United Methodist Church where he was honored by the State of North Carolina for his long time service. A graveside ceremony followed the memorial service at the Town of Ayden Blount Street Cemetery.
He was born on November 13, 1951 in Ayden, North Carolina to Soloman and Roxie (Stroud). Harris and was a long time figure in the Ayden Community. Wayne was a lifelong resident Pitt County and spent most of his life in Ayden, North Carolina. He graduated from Ayden High School in 1970 and attended East Carolina University where he received his bachelor’s degree in History. He worked as an assistant to US Congressman Walter B. Jones, Sr for 12 years and then worked with the State of North Carolina Department of Corrections (now the Department of Public Safety) for 27 years before retiring in 2016, but returned to part time work with the Department in 2018.
Wayne was very active in the Ayden community serving on the Ayden Planning Board and was the current Chairman. He was also a dedicated member of the Ayden United Methodist Church, serving as the Chairman of Board, Lay Leader and was long time member of the choir.
Wayne was preceded in death by both of his parents and brother-in-law Raymond Amyette. He is survived by his spouse Linda (Jones) Harris, brother Dr. Daniel Harris (Donna) of Greenville, North Carolina, sister Roxanne Amyette of LaGrange, North Carolina , daughter Holly Cox (Dan) of Raleigh, North Carolina, daughter Katie Abbott Daughtery (Paul) of Greenville, North Carolina, son R. Montgomery Harris of Wake Forest, North Carolina, stepdaughter Ashley Portbury (Stuart) of Greenville, North Carolina, stepson Jason Jones (Jennifer) of Greenville, North Carolina, grandsons Gabriel Cox, Sebastian Cox, and Dexter Harris, granddaughters Sparrow Jane Daughtery and Lily Belle Cox, step-grandsons William Portbury and Alexander Jones, step-granddaughters Katherine Portbury, Julianna Jones and Camilla Jones and special friend Jesse Glenn Cannon
Mr. Dixie Wayne Harris, 68, passed away suddenly on July 10, 2020.
A visitation was held at Farmer Funeral Chapel in Ayden on Saturday July 11, 2020 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm and a memorial service was held the following day at 2:00 pm at the Ayden United Methodist Church where he was honored by the State of North Carolina for his long time service. A graveside ceremony followed the memorial service at the Town of Ayden Blount Street Cemetery.
He was born on November 13, 1951 in Ayden, North Carolina to Soloman and Roxie (Stroud). Harris and was a long time figure in the Ayden Community. Wayne was a lifelong resident Pitt County and spent most of his life in Ayden, North Carolina. He graduated from Ayden High School in 1970 and attended East Carolina University where he received his bachelor’s degree in History. He worked as an assistant to US Congressman Walter B. Jones, Sr for 12 years and then worked with the State of North Carolina Department of Corrections (now the Department of Public Safety) for 27 years before retiring in 2016, but returned to part time work with the Department in 2018.
Wayne was very active in the Ayden community serving on the Ayden Planning Board and was the current Chairman. He was also a dedicated member of the Ayden United Methodist Church, serving as the Chairman of Board, Lay Leader and was long time member of the choir.
Wayne was preceded in death by both of his parents and brother-in-law Raymond Amyette. He is survived by his spouse Linda (Jones) Harris, brother Dr. Daniel Harris (Donna) of Greenville, North Carolina, sister Roxanne Amyette of LaGrange, North Carolina , daughter Holly Cox (Dan) of Raleigh, North Carolina, daughter Katie Abbott Daughtery (Paul) of Greenville, North Carolina, son R. Montgomery Harris of Wake Forest, North Carolina, stepdaughter Ashley Portbury (Stuart) of Greenville, North Carolina, stepson Jason Jones (Jennifer) of Greenville, North Carolina, grandsons Gabriel Cox, Sebastian Cox, and Dexter Harris, granddaughters Sparrow Jane Daughtery and Lily Belle Cox, step-grandsons William Portbury and Alexander Jones, step-granddaughters Katherine Portbury, Julianna Jones and Camilla Jones and special friend Jesse Glenn Cannon
A visitation was held at Farmer Funeral Chapel in Ayden on Saturday July 11, 2020 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm and a memorial service was held the following day at 2:00 pm at the Ayden United Methodist Church where he was honored by the State of North Carolina for his long time service. A graveside ceremony followed the memorial service at the Town of Ayden Blount Street Cemetery.
He was born on November 13, 1951 in Ayden, North Carolina to Soloman and Roxie (Stroud). Harris and was a long time figure in the Ayden Community. Wayne was a lifelong resident Pitt County and spent most of his life in Ayden, North Carolina. He graduated from Ayden High School in 1970 and attended East Carolina University where he received his bachelor’s degree in History. He worked as an assistant to US Congressman Walter B. Jones, Sr for 12 years and then worked with the State of North Carolina Department of Corrections (now the Department of Public Safety) for 27 years before retiring in 2016, but returned to part time work with the Department in 2018.
Wayne was very active in the Ayden community serving on the Ayden Planning Board and was the current Chairman. He was also a dedicated member of the Ayden United Methodist Church, serving as the Chairman of Board, Lay Leader and was long time member of the choir.
Wayne was preceded in death by both of his parents and brother-in-law Raymond Amyette. He is survived by his spouse Linda (Jones) Harris, brother Dr. Daniel Harris (Donna) of Greenville, North Carolina, sister Roxanne Amyette of LaGrange, North Carolina , daughter Holly Cox (Dan) of Raleigh, North Carolina, daughter Katie Abbott Daughtery (Paul) of Greenville, North Carolina, son R. Montgomery Harris of Wake Forest, North Carolina, stepdaughter Ashley Portbury (Stuart) of Greenville, North Carolina, stepson Jason Jones (Jennifer) of Greenville, North Carolina, grandsons Gabriel Cox, Sebastian Cox, and Dexter Harris, granddaughters Sparrow Jane Daughtery and Lily Belle Cox, step-grandsons William Portbury and Alexander Jones, step-granddaughters Katherine Portbury, Julianna Jones and Camilla Jones and special friend Jesse Glenn Cannon
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