Randy Leigh Harris

Randy Leigh Harris, age 63, of Grants Pass, died Monday, August 12, 2013 in White City, Oregon.

A military memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, September 14, 2013 at Murphy Chapel, 8561 New Hope Road, Murphy, Oregon with Pastor J.C. Holden officiating. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Murphy Chapel Water Fund, PO Box 6, Murphy OR 97533.

Randy was born February 8, 1950 in Grants Pass, Oregon. He graduated from Grants Pass High School and married his high school sweetheart, Linna 'Linda' Gail Petrie in 1968.

In 1969 he was drafted into the United States Army and worked in a Quartermaster Depot in Viet Nam. He was honorable discharged in 1975.

For several years he worked in mills doing various jobs including millwrighting. Since 1993 he has been Head Millwright for Western Valley Cutstock in White City, Oregon.

His talents extended far beyond mill work to designing metal craft projects, building machinery, equipment trailers, stone work or whatever was needed.

He was a member of Murphy Chapel in Murphy and was always ready to give of his time and talents as unto the Lord.

He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Linda ; two sons Randy Harris, Jr. and daughter-in-law, Tiffiny and Todd Harris and daughter-in-law, Maria all of Grants Pass; his father, Dale A. Harris; a sister, Rebecca Campbell; a half-brother, Mike Mitchel; half-sisters, Kathy Cox all of Grants Pass; half-sister Carrie Still of Portland, Oregon; one grandson; four granddaughters; one great-granddaughter and several nieces and nephews.

Randy is preceded in death by his son, Mishael; his granddaughter, Rebecca; and his mother, Marlene Mitchell.