Obituary
Marlan B. Harris, age 96, of Parker City, Indiana passed
peacefully in his sleep, November 23, 2024, while visiting his daughter
Nicki in Biloxi, MS.
Marlan was born July 6, 1928, to Milton and Marie Harris, the
seventh of eight children. He grew up in Delaware and Henry counties and
graduated from Muncie Central High School. After high school, he went to trade
school, joined the National Guard, and began building houses.
On April 30, 1950, Marlan married Mary Esther Cline. Marlan and
Mary Esther enjoyed sixty-three wonderful years of marriage until her passing
in February 2014. He is survived by their four children Nicki Jackson (Spencer
deceased), Jerry Harris (partner - Brenda), Randy Harris (Barbara), and Gay
Sparks (Ken); 15 grandchildren; 33 great grandchildren; 14
great-great-grandchildren, and his sister-in-law Debra McGinnis. After Mary
Esther passed, Marlan married Martha Harrison, who passed away in August 2020.
After Marlan retired from Warner Gear in 1981, he and Mary Esther
joined their two sons Jerry and Randy at McCarty Constructions where they
supervised the construction of restaurants across the nation. They worked for
David McCarty for over ten years. They also worked for their son Jerry at
Custom Installers and trained two of their grandsons, Chad and Brandon, in the
trade.
In 1994, together with Mary Esther, Marlan bought and remodeled a
fish camp on the river in Biloxi, MS. Marlan then bought a houseboat in
Indiana. With their high school friends, Jack and Pat Rolands, sailed it down
the Ohio and Tim Tom Rivers to Mississippi.
Over the course of his life, Marlan attended Main Street
Methodist, Williamsburg Methodist, New Burlington Church, and Harris
Chapel.
Marlan loved following Wapahani Sports, the Cincinnati Reds,
and the Indiana Pacers.
Marlan's most enjoyable times were spent alongside the love of his
life Mary Esther, visiting their children and grandchildren across the
country, and helping them remodel their homes, or build new ones.
A visitation will be held
Saturday, December 7, 2024, 10:00AM at Garden View Funeral Home, Muncie, Indiana, with
a funeral service at 11:30 AM. Burial
will follow at Gardens of Memories, Muncie, Indiana.