Douglas James Harris

Farrar Funeral Homes Corporation 411 W. Broadway Blvd. Jefferson City, TN 37760 Phone (865) 475-3892 Fax (865) 475-9916 OBITUARY: DOUGLAS JAMES HARRIS, age 92, of Jefferson City, TN passed away at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 23, 2007 peacefully in his home following an extended illness. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Jefferson City, where he taught Sunday School, served as a deacon, and was on a number of committees. He received a B.A. from Georgetown College, a Th.M. and Ph.D. from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a M.A. from the University of Missouri. He did a year of post-graduate study at New College, the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, and a sabbatical at Baptist Theological Seminary, Ruschlikon, Switzerland. While in college and seminary, he was a pastor of Licking Valley, Flagg Springs, and Morgan Baptist churches in northern Kentucky. From September, 1940 to January, 1941 he taught chemistry, biology and general science at Silver Grove, KY high school. From January, 1941 to June, 1942, he was pastor of the Baptist Church at Guthrie, KY. From June, 1942 to September, 1946 he served as a Chaplain in the Army. Most of this time, he was the Battalion Chaplain of the 401st AAA Gun Battalion, while training, and two years overseas in North Africa, Sicily and Italy. In 1945, he returned to Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and received his Ph.D. in May, 1948. He was a professor in the Religion Department of Carson-Newman College from September, 1948 to the summer of 1966. During that time he changed his ready reserve status from the Army to the Air Force, and while on leave from Carson-Newman College, he served as Base Chaplain at Ent Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado for 18 months during the Korean conflict. He kept his ready reserve status and retired as Colonel November 7, 1974. He was a professor in the Religion Department of William Jewell College, Liberty, MO from 1966 to 1980. Since 1980, he has lived in active retirement in Jefferson City, TN, involved in church, Civitan, Chamber of Commerce, member of Jefferson County Historical Society, and other civic and social activities. In 1981, for 8 months, he and Zenona served as pastor/co-pastor of the International Baptist Church of Aberdeen, Scotland. He and Zenona have traveled extensively in the United States, Canada, Europe, Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand and recently Iceland. In the past he has written lessons for the Sunday School Board and articles for other publications. He is author of: Shalom: The Biblical Concept of Peace, Baker Book House, Grand Rapids, MI 1970; The Odyssey of a Conservative Liberal, Adams Press, Chicago, IL 1984; There is a Time to Die, copyright 1990, Douglas J. Harris. "The Bodacious 1966 C-N Travel Study." in C-N Studies, Fall 1966; and unpublished brief writings: Called: My Spiritual Journey and Looking Forward: Concludes with an account of his and Zenona's 65th wedding celebration; Aug. 2005, Cosmology, in 2006, and since then are smaller items. He was preceded in death by his father, Albert Ross Harris, and mother, Lula Schwager Harris. Survivors include his wife, Zenona Faust Harris, home-maker, beloved life partner since 1940, retired teacher, active in church and community; son, Karl Douglas Harris, wife Thelma Dodd, and grandson, Hal Douglas Harris, and great granddaughters, Julia and Sarah Elizabeth; son, Kim Bradford Harris, wife Lois Anne Hartsock Harris, Liberty, Missouri and grandson, Kyle Andrew Harris of Denver, Colorado; daughter, Paula Harris Wolfe, husband, Gary Wolfe, Jonesville, Virginia, grandson, Gregory Wayne Wolfe and wife, Charlene, of Galveston, Texas, and great granddaughters, Autum and Ariel; and great grandson, Michael; and granddaughter, Donna Wolfe Miller and husband, James Miller of Jonesville, Virginia; and great grandsons, Isaac and Sawyer and great granddaughter, Leahnees; Paula's "almost-sister", Bryn Easley Roozen of Jefferson City. He is also survived by two sisters, Martha Harris Grimm of Fort Thomas, Kentucky and Elma Harris Reigler of Covington, Kentucky; and a number of loved nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at First Baptist Church with Reverend Jim Dampier officiating. The family will receive friends Tuesday afternoon from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. prior to the funeral service at the church. Interment will follow the service at Westview Cemetery with full military honors. Arrangements by Farrar Funeral Home in Jefferson City, TN 37760 (865) 475-3892 www.farrarfuneralhome.com