- Date Of Birth: January 15, 1934
- Date Of Death: November 15, 2018
- State: Idaho
John George Harris, 84, passed away Thursday, November 15, 2018 at the University Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah after a lengthy illness.
He was born January 15, 1934 In Oakley, Wyoming to John Henry Goddard Harris and Edna May Brown Harris.
He attended schools in Kemmerer, Wyoming and graduated from Kemmerer High School in 1952. After graduation, he went to work for Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co until he was inducted into the US Army. He was honorably discharged from the Army on January 16, 1962.
He married Anita Gayle Stephens on July 30, 1954 in Frontier, Wyoming. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple on August 20, 1971.
After he finally retired, John and Gayle moved to Smoot, WY. They love living in Star Valley. They were warmly welcomed and loved by the Smoot community and now consider this their home.
John loved the great outdoors and enjoyed hunting and fishing. John and Gayle loved to go camp in their travel trailer to Bear Lake, Jackson, and in the mountains of Wyoming and Utah.
A devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, he is survived his wife, Anita Gayle, a son, John George Jr (Shirley) from Lehi, UT, a daughter, Valerie Jean (Gerry) Vallette from Warminster, PA, and a sister, Beverly (Gary) White from Caldwell ID.
He is also survived by five grandchildren, Robert John (Jamie) Harris, Steven Ray (Alison) Harris, Ashley Kayleen Harris, Christopher Jesse (Karen) Harris, Stephanie Elaine Vallette and 12 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his siblings, Thirza Jane, Betty Ruth, Milton Henry, and Darlene Ramona, and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
