Harrison, Burlie O. (Spring City)

  • Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Burlie O. Harrison, 93, died Saturday evening, October 11, 2014 at U.T. Medical Center in Knoxville.

He was born September 4, 1921 in Knox County, KY to the late George Wesley Albert Harrison and Lillie McKinney Harrison; and was also preceded in death by his son, Danny Harrison; brothers, Mack Harrison and Paul Harrison; and sisters, Geneva Logan, Beulah Logan, Pauline Perkins and Jeanette Anderson. 

A resident of Spring City since 1992, he previously lived in Ann Arbor, MI. He retired as a millwright with the National Steel Corporation. He loved volunteer work and was an active staff volunteer at Cedine Bible Camp. He served his country with the U.S. Army Air Corp. during WWII. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Spring City.

Burlie is survived by his wife of 69 years, Mae (Stewart) Harrison of Spring City; his son, David (Janice) Harrison of Milan, MI; three daughters, Diane (Thom) Harris of Ypsilanti, MI, Danita (Danny) Galanopoulos of Loxley, AL and Donna (Rick) Guerra of Knoxville; brother, Eugene (Una Faye) Harrison of Williamsburg, KY; sister, Sue Buhl of Dalton, GA; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Funeral services for Burlie will be held Wednesday, October 15 at 4 p.m. at the Jubilee Center at Cedine Bible Camp in Spring City. He will be laid to rest in the Cedine Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the Jubilee Center from 2-4 p.m. Wednesday, October 15. 

The family is being served by the Vanderwall Funeral Home in Dayton.

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