Ray Bennett Harris, 89, of Kuttawa, Ky., formerly of Ohio County, passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2015, at Baptist Health Paducah. He was born Nov. 30, 1925, in Beaver Dam, to the late Owen and Iva Merle Oglesby Harris.
He was a United States Army Veteran of World War II and worked in maintenance for Peabody Coal Company Shawneetown Mine. He was a member of Kuttawa Baptist Church.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Willard Harris and Orbin Harris; and two sisters, Evelyn Clark and Lena Kegley.
Survivors include his wife, Ruby Harris, of Kuttawa; two sons, Marshall (Susan) Harris, of Evansville and Kenneth R. Harris, of Cincinnati; one daughter, Charlotte E. (Mike) St. Ledger, of Albion, Ill.; one brother, Elbert Harris, of Highland, Ind.; two sisters, Patsy Seaton, of Eddyville, Ky., and Alma Currier, of Glendale, Ariz.; two grandchildren, Nathan Moore and Laura Willis; and one great-grandchild, Josiah Willis.
Funeral Service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 6, at William L. Danks Funeral Home in Beaver Dam with Pastor Carl Nelson officiating. Burial will be in Sunnyside Cemetery with Military Honors provided by Wesley Phelps Honor Guard. Friends may visit with the family from 11 a.m. until the time of service Saturday at the funeral home.
Online messages of condolence can be made at www.danksfuneralhome.com.