Lyndon Arthur Harris
(1928-2017)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Norma Jo Pruitt

Lyndon Arthur Harris 1 2 3

  • Born: 5 Oct 1928, Matt, Forsyth, GA 1 3
  • Marriage (1): Norma Jo Pruitt in 1949 1
  • Died: 20 Dec 2017, , Fulton, GA at age 89 1 3
  • Buried: Sandy Springs: Arlington Memorial Park, Fulton, GA 3

   FamilySearch ID: GSTX-5XL.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Obituary: Atlanta Constitution: obituary of Lyndon Arthur Harris on 22 Dec 2017 in Atlanta, Fulton, GA. 1 Lyndon Arthur Harris passed away at age 89 on December 20, 2017. He was born in the Forsyth County, GA community of Matt to Mr. William Arthur Harris and Mrs. Vesta Grogan Harris. He was preceded in death by his wife of 68 years, Mrs. Norma Jo Pruitt Harris. His survivors include son, Darryl (Michelle) Harris; daughters Dena Harris and Joni Beicher (Tom); grandsons, Jared and Todd Mills; granddaughters, Colleen Harris, Julie Harris Godshall; and six great-grandchildren. While attending Georgia State University he began working at Trust Company of Georgia which later became SunTrust. He retired as Vice President in 1984 after 38 years of service. He held leadership positions in the Bank Administration Institute and Junior Achievement. He was a deacon at Northside Primitive Baptist Church and served as Sec. Treas. of the Primitive Baptist Foundation for over 25 years. In 1961, things took a turn when he was introduced to the game of golf which developed into a passion. After retiring from banking in 1987, he became the Executive Director of the Georgia Senior Golfers Association, a position he held for 20 years. With Norma as his assistant, they enjoyed many travel opportunities and made lasting friendships. Lyndon excelled with building and home improvement projects and he and Norma loved traveling with family, especially cruising. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Primitive Baptist Foundation, Inc. P.O. Box 595, Roswell, GA 30077. An online guestbook is available at www.sandyspringschapel.com.


Lyndon married Norma Jo Pruitt in 1949.1 (Norma Jo Pruitt was born on 20 Oct 1932 in Atlanta, Fulton, GA,2 4 died on 3 Dec 2016 in , Fulton, GA 2 4 and was buried on 7 Dec 2016 in Sandy Springs: Arlington Memorial Park, Fulton, GA 2 4.)


Sources


1 Atlanta Journal Consitution (Atlanta, GA), 22 Dec 2017, page B3. Obituary of Lyndon Arthur Harris.

2 Atlanta Journal Consitution (Atlanta, GA), 5 Dec 2016, page B5. Obituary of Norma Jo Harris.

3 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199207256.

4 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173508662.



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