Mr. Harless was born in Caldwell County to the late Wiley Conrad Harless and Katherine Annie Grist Harless. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force serving during the Korean Conflict and retired from Alba-Waldensian Hosiery. He was a member of East Hudson Baptist Church where he was a member of the Happy Pilgrims Quartet.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Ruth Moretz Harless; a brother, James Harless; a sister, Dorothy Harless; and brother-in-laws, Bobby Pettyjohn and Gordon Ogilvie.
Survivors include his sons, Larry Frank Harless and his wife, Ollie, of West Jefferson, and Roger Glenn Harless and his wife, Norma, of Lenoir; a daughter, Sherri Yvonne Harless Cruz of Winchester, VA; a brother, Max Harless and wife, Cathy, of High Point; sisters, Carolyn Pettyjohn of Camden, SC, Irma Ogilvie of Wilkesboro and Patricia Hoffman and husband, Bill, of Boone; five grandchildren, Melissa Glass Bolen, Julianna Glass, Michael Glass, Timothy Harless, Devin Harless; and a great grandchild, Jacob Bolen.
A funeral service was held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 20, at New Life Baptist Church with the Reverend Tim Hawkins and the Reverend Robert Pettyjohn officiating. The family received friends prior to the service from 1:30 until 2:45 p.m. Burial followed the service at Blue Ridge Memorial Park.
The Harless family requests that memorials be made to Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care, 902 Kirkwood Street, Lenoir, NC 28645.
Online condolences may be placed at www.pendrysfuneralhome.com.
Pendry’s Funeral Home in Lenoir, NC is honored to be assisting the Harless family with arrangements.
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