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Kenneth A. Harris

Kenneth A. Harris, 57, of Columbia City, IN, and a native of Huntington, IN, died Sunday, June 14, 2015, at the Visiting Nurse Hospice Home, Fort Wayne.

Mr. Harris grew up on the family farm in Bippus and graduated from Huntington North High School in 1976. He retired from Breyers Ice Cream in 2012.

He was born Nov. 30, 1957, in Huntington to Keith E. and Geneva A. Rickert Harris. His parents survive in Oxford, MS. He married Rhonda L. Fairchild on Dec. 4, 1982, and she survives.

Additional survivors include two sons, Phil (Tiffany) Harris, of Columbia City, and Todd (Ashley) Harris, of Huntington; a brother, Dave Harris; two sisters, Marcia Hawkins, of Water Valley, MS, and Linda Boyd, of Oxford, MS; and six grandchildren, Hailey, Logan, Braylyn, Lily, Luke and Morgan.

Calling is Wednesday, June 17, 2015, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at DeMoney Grimes Funeral Home, Columbia City. A private service is planned.

Memorial gifts may be made to Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana or to assist with the family’s expenses in care of DeMoney-Grimes Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Drive, Columbia City, IN 46725.

Online condolences may be made at www.demoneygrimes.com.