Bill Howard Harris

April 27, 1936 - June 4, 2020

Bill Howard Harris, age 84, of Fairview, passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2020 after a short illness. He was the son of the late William Luther Harris and Omie Lee Calloway Harris and husband of the late Doris Harris. Bill was a Master of All Trades and could do anything. A man who loved to garden, Bill would grow the best garden around. He owned his own lawn care business for many years. He was a talented musician and traveled all around the area, playing his harmonica and bringing many smiles and joy to others. In addition to his parents and his wife, Doris, Bill was preceded in death by two daughters, Cathy D. Harris and Deborah Fields; two brothers, Alfred and Tom and two sisters; Betty and Margie. Bill is survived by two daughters; Cynthia Gibson and her husband, Franklin of Old Fort, and Donna Vess and her husband, Kelly of Fairview; nine grandchildren, Dewayne, Wade, Doug, Johnny Lee, Jennifer, Johnny, Nichole, Kelly Jr., and Lexi; twelve great grandchildren, a brother, Rex Harris and his wife, Ann of Fairview and a special friend, Wilma Gentry of Asheville. The family will receive friends at Morris Funeral and Cremation Care, 304 Merrimon Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801, from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm, Sunday, June 7 and Bill’s Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 am, Monday, June 8, in the chapel of the funeral home. Burial will follow the service in Emma’s Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Fairview.