George B. Harmon's Obituary
George B. "Preach" Harmon 86, of Fairfield Twp. passed away suddenly on Wednesday morning September 14, 2011 at his home, under hospice care. He had only been seriously ill for the past three weeks.
Born in Fairfield Twp. he was the son of the late George R. and Alfreda nee Pierce Harmon, and the husband of Evelyn nee Gould Harmon. Mr. and Mrs. Harmon have lived at their present home, which he built himself for the past 42 years. Preach was employed for over twenty years with Don Rogers Inc. until his retirement in 1988. He enjoyed growing vegetables in his garden and was often seen at his roadside vegetable stand on the corners of Indian Ave.and Bank Streets. He loved talking to people who would pass by the stand. He also loved bowling and was formerly an active bowler at Pike Lanes Thursday night league. Each year around Christmas he would be seen selling his wooden reindeer, which he made in his shop at home. He enjoyed life and his family. Surviving him is his wife Evelyn, his three step children, Marlene Maylock and her husband John of Vineland, Melvin Pierce and his wife Estella of Woolwich Twp., and Everett Pierce and his wife Lorrie of Bristol , Connecticut, one brother the Rev. Louis Harmon and his wife Marcella of Fairfield Twp., and his sister Doris E. Calloway and her husband Lawrence of Woodbury, seven step grandchildren and six step great grandchildren, and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Besides his parents he was predeceased by a brother Robert Harmon.
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