HARRISON (VETERAN KOR), FRANKLIN DONNIS - Faulkner County, Arkansas | FRANKLIN DONNIS HARRISON (VETERAN KOR) - Arkansas Gravestone Photos

Franklin Donnis HARRISON (VETERAN KOR)

Oak Grove (Historic), Conway Cemetery
Faulkner County,
Arkansas

Korea
December 28, 1928 - September 23, 2022

*Obituary

Franklin Donnis Harrison died Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. Don was born Dec. 28, 1928, in Carthage, Texas, to Richard and Lola Mae Harrison. He was preceded in death by his parents; and a sister, Nellwyn Bailey.

He is survived by his wife of 71 years, Peggy Purtle Harrison; his children, LeAnne Winters, Patrice Duncan (Gary) of Conway; his grandchildren, Amy Duncan Horn (Jason), Thomas Rogers (Shaleen) and Emily Duncan; and his great-grandchildren, Andrew Harrison Horn, Madelyn Claire Horn and Hudson Donnis Rogers.

Don was a 1947 graduate of Carthage High School, a 1950 graduate of Lon Morris College in Jacksonville, Texas, a 1955 graduate of UCA and a 1958 graduate of the University of Arkansas. He served 21 months in the Far East during the Korean War 1951-1953.

He retired from J.A. Riggs Tractor Co. after 34 years in sales. He enjoyed his retirement years restoring his family farm in Carthage, Texas, and traveling with his wife and grandchildren.

He was a Christian and attended Fellowship Bible Church in Conway. There will be a military burial service at 11 a.m. at Oak Grove Cemetery, and a memorial service at 2 p.m. at Fellowship Bible Church, 1051 Hogan Lane in Conway, on Thursday, Sept. 29.

Memorials may be made to Fellowship Bible Church Mission Fund, 1051 Hogan Lane, Conway, AR 72034 or Message on a Mission, P.O. Box 201, Brookland, AR 72417.

Published by Log Cabin Democrat on Sep. 28, 2022.

Contributed on 10/10/22 by hawkinsdonna48
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Submitted: 10/10/22 • Approved: 10/12/22 • Last Updated: 10/15/22 • R1452842-G0-S3

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