Paul Harkins

David Paul Harkins, age 87, passed away on Tuesday, May 08, 2012 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Lloyd Lewis and Blanche Green Harkins. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Wiley, Dewey, Robert, and Carl Harkins; and one sister, Helen Miller. Paul was a United States Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of Riverside Baptist Church. Paul retired from Champion International with 41 years of service as head fireman in the steam plant. He was a charter member of the Lake Logan/Cecil Fire Department and an avid outdoor sportsman. Paul is survived by his wife of 61 years, Rubye H. Harkins; one daughter, Hilda Grace Harkins Keener and her husband, Larry, of Canton; one sister, Margaret Burrus of Canton; one brother, William R. Harkins and his wife, Thomasine, of Canton; two grandchildren, Myra Watson and her husband, Craig, of Waynesville, and Sarah Keener of Raleigh; and one great-granddaughter, Molly Corinne Watson; sisters-in-law, Joyce and Ruth Harkins of Canton, and Adele Harkins of Pine Bluff, Arkansas; and several Albrecht cousins from Michigan, Ohio, and Florida. Funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 10, 2012 in the Canton Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the Reverend Steve Frazier, Reverend Larry Sprinkle, and Reverend Thomas Kemp officiating. Burial will follow at Garrett-Hillcrest Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 3:00 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Gary Harkins, Terry and Adam Huskey, Craig Watson, and his two hunting buddies, Donald and Donnie Mathis. Memorials may be made to Lake Logan/Cecil Fire Department, 4291 Lake Logan Road, Canton, NC 28716 or to Riverside Baptist Church Van Fund, 2171 Lake Logan Road, Waynesville, NC 28786.

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