Obituary of Jimmy P. Harrison
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Mr. Jimmy Payne Harrison, age 84, of Boone passed away Saturday morning, February 4, 2017 at the Foley Center. Born July 3, 1932 in Watauga County, he was a son of the late James Lorn and Maude Payne Harrison. Mr. Harrison was retired from Loven Concrete where he worked as an accountant. He was a US Army Veteran, having served during the Korean conflict. Jimmy was very creative and enjoyed painting, gardening and cooking.
He is survived by one niece, Myra Davis Mobley of Fairfax, VA, three nephews, Dr. Jack Presnell of Bluff City, TN, and James V. Presnell of Elizabethton, TN, and Hoyle �Davy� Davis, Jr. of Boone, seven great nieces and twelve great-great nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, J. M. Harrison, two sisters, Martha Harrison Davis and Mildred Presnell and two brothers in law, Hoyle Davis and Jack Presnell.
Funeral services for Mr. Jimmy Payne Harrison will be conducted Wednesday morning at
11 o�clock at Austin & Barnes Funeral Home Chapel. Officiating will be Dr. George Miles. Graveside services with military honors provided by American Legion Post 130 and DAV Chapter 90 will follow at Mount Lawn Memorial Park & Gardens. The family will receive friends Wednesday morning prior to the service from 10 o�clock until 11 at the funeral home. The family respectfully requests no flowers and suggests memorials to the DAV Chapter 90, PO Box 2914, Boone, NC 28607. Online condolences may be shared with the Harrison family at www.austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com
Austin & Barnes Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the Harrison family.