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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Emma Higgins Harrison
Emma Higgins
Harrison
January 26, 1916 – July 28, 2009
Emma Higgins Harrison's Obituary
Emma Higgins Harrison age 93 of Galax, Va. passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at the home of her daughter.
Mrs. Harrison was born in Grayson County, Va. on January 26, 1916 to Emmett & Elizabeth Green Higgins. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Wilmer P. Harrison and a daughter Phyllis Walker.
She is survived by her daughters & sons-in-law Carol & Larry Walker of Roanoke, Va.; Diane & Dick Gurley of Johnson City, Tennessee; Jane Harrison of Blacksburg, Va.; Ruth Melton of Galax, Va.; grandchildren Sherry Shaffner; Traci Polumbo; Melody Stephenson; Casey Baumgardner; Lisa Graham; numerous great-grandchildren; sister Annie Newman of Galax, Va.; several nieces & nephews.
The funeral service will be held Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 11:00 am in Vaughan-Guynn Chapel with Rev. Jackie Reeves officiating. Burial will follow in Monta Vista Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from six until eight at Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home.
Mrs. Harrison was born in Grayson County, Va. on January 26, 1916 to Emmett & Elizabeth Green Higgins. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Wilmer P. Harrison and a daughter Phyllis Walker.
She is survived by her daughters & sons-in-law Carol & Larry Walker of Roanoke, Va.; Diane & Dick Gurley of Johnson City, Tennessee; Jane Harrison of Blacksburg, Va.; Ruth Melton of Galax, Va.; grandchildren Sherry Shaffner; Traci Polumbo; Melody Stephenson; Casey Baumgardner; Lisa Graham; numerous great-grandchildren; sister Annie Newman of Galax, Va.; several nieces & nephews.
The funeral service will be held Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 11:00 am in Vaughan-Guynn Chapel with Rev. Jackie Reeves officiating. Burial will follow in Monta Vista Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from six until eight at Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home.
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