Stephen Wayne Harrison Obituary
Steve Harrison, of Hughes Springs, Texas, died Wednesday, April 12, 2006, in a tragic automobile accident north of Longview. Steve was born August 11, 1948, in Longview, to Irma and William Carl Harrison. He attended Longview public schools and graduated from Longview High School in 1967.
On February 13, 1972, Steve married Sherry Lynn Screws of White Oak, and started his career with SWEPCO, Inc. In 1978, Steve was transferred to Hughes Springs, where he retired from Swepco in 1999. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Hughes Springs. Steve and Sherry had three children, Carl, and twins, Tony and Brandy Harrison.
The "light of his life" was his granddaughter, Haleigh Brooke Davis, who will miss her "Papa" dearly. Services will be held 10 a.m. Monday, April 17, 2006, in the chapel of Welch Funeral Home, 4619 Judson Road, Longview, with the Rev. Jeff Little officiating. Interment will be in Lakeview Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends from 4-6 p.m. Saturday, April 15, 2006, at the funeral home. Steve is survived by his wife of 34 years, Sherry; sons, Nathan Carl of Hughes Springs; and Staff Sgt. Anthony Olin Harrison of Lackland AFB; daughter and son-in-law, Brandy Leigh and Wayde Davis of Gilmer; granddaughter, Haleigh Brooke Davis of Gilmer; mother, Irma Thompson of Henderson; brother and sister-in-law, William Carl and Charlotte Harrison of Longview; sister and brother-in-law, Cathy Gail and the Rev. Marvin Hawbaker of Romulus, Mich.; and numerous aunts, cousins, nephews, and nieces.
He was preceded in death by his father, William Carl Harrison; paternal grandparents, William Franklin and Ollie Harrison; maternal grandparents, Phillip and Beulah Taylor; and stepfather, Emmit Earl Thompson. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of your choice.
