Appomattox: Mattie Laura Evelyn Whitehead Harris, 89, of 1334 North Creek Road, died Saturday September 23, 2006 in Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of the late Frank Carlton Harris, Sr.
Mrs. Harris was born in Appomattox County, February 6, 1917, a daughter of the late James Landon and Cynthia Maude Page Whitehead. She was a member of Red Oak Baptist Church.
She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Frank C. Jr., and Edith Caldwell Harris; a brother and sister-in-law, James B. and Christine Whitehead; two grandsons, Phillip C. Harris and his wife Laurie, and Ronnie C. Harris and his wife Debbie all of Appomattox; a great-granddaughter, Susan R. Garrison and her fiancée Dan Arrington both of Charlottesville.
Evelyn was preceded in death by three sisters Elizabeth Whitehead Harris, Louise Whitehead Mays, and Virginia Whitehead Doss.
A graveside funeral service will be held 11:00 AM, Monday, September 24, 2006 in the Harris Family Cemetery, by the Rev. Tom Barker and the Rev. John Muth.
The family will receive friends at her residence.
Those wishing to make memorials please consider Red Oak Baptist Church, 102 Cone St. c/o Floyd Fleshman Appomattox, VA 24522, or the Concord Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 48, Concord, VA 24538.