Deacon Robert Roland Harris, Sr., entered this earthly home on December 29, 1942, and went to his heavenly home on Wednesday, December 23, 2020, in Rocky Island, Illinois, where he served as senior deacon for several years at Greater Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, Rock Island, Illinois.
Deacon Harris graduated from Howard High School, class of 1960. He’s a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred L. and Nancy B. Harris; siblings, Rev. Dr. Sylvia A. Harris, and Rev. Fred “Rickey’ Harris, Jr.
Deacon Harris leaves to cherish his memories, wife, Betty Harris, Rock Island, Illinois; children, Valerie K. (Kevin) Boyer, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Robbie E. (Thomas) Dillard, Chattanooga Tennessee, and Robert R. (Dr. Jacqueline) Harris, Jr., Lake Elsinore, California; sister, Rev. Dr. Sheila E. Harris, Chattanooga, Tennessee; uncle, Dr. Nathaniel W. Branson, Baltimore, Maryland; aunt, M. Francis Branson, Colorado Springs, Colorado; 18 grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren
Services were held on January 4, 2021, Word of Life Church, Rock Island, Illinois. Services entrusted to Trimble Funeral Home, 701 12th St. Moline, Illinois.
Courtesy announcement by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Avenue, 423-622-9995.