JL "Red" Harris
Marriages
Joenell Phillips - 1946
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 7 B Obituary - June 11, 2014
JL Harris
April 6, 1924 - June 6, 2014
JL Harris passed away at the Palisade Living Center on June 6, 2014. He was 90.
JL, know best as “Red”, was born to Willie C. and Emma M. (Rector) Harris on April 6, 1924, in Colbert, Oklahoma. Red spent his childhood in Oklahoma before moving to Olathe, Kansas where he married the love of his life, Joenell Phillips in 1946. It wasn’t until 1977 that the family moved to Molina, Colorado where Red built his turf farming business. Red was a member of the Molina Baptist Church. His primary hobby was gardening.
Red had a positive outlook on life and used to say “Aint no bad days, just some better than others”. He will be missed dearly.
Red is preceded in death by his spouse, Joenell, and daughter, Jaqueline Lee Harris, as well as all of his loving siblings, LD, Loren E., Leon, Esther A., RW, AJ, and Wayne Harris.
He is survived by his sons, James Patrick (Linda) Harris and John Lawson (Kathy) Harris; five grandchildren, Jake Lawson (Jennie) Harris; Shiela Louise Harris; Jimmy John (Lisa) Harris; Joseph Robert (Jessica) Harris, and Jerry Wayne (Melissa) Harris; 15 great-grandchildren, Cheyenne Iola Duer, Cody Joseph Duer, Jarren Lawson Harris, Desirea Michelle Nelson, Kelcey Nelson, Hailey Kay Harris, Laci Joenell Harris, McKayla Harris, Jayden Harris, Dominic Cress, Paige Harris, Jay Harris, David Hakin, Jennifer Hakin, and Tabitha Hakin, and one great great-grandchild, Mason Nelson.
A funeral service for Red is planned for Saturday, June 14, at 10:00 a.m. at the Molina Baptist Church with graveside services to follow at the Molina cemetery.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 7 B Death Notice - June 13, 2014
JL Harris, 90, Molina, died June 6, 2014, at Palisade Living Center.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Molina Baptist Church. Graveside services follow at Molina Cemetery.
Mr. Harris was a turf farmer.
Survivors include two sons, James of Olathe, Kansas and John of Molina; five grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.
