WAYCROSS — Mr. Wayne W. Harris, 72, of Waycross, died Thursday afternoon, January 12, 2023, at the Hospice Satilla Hospice House after an extended illness.
Harris was born in Waycross to the late George S. Harris and Lovie Wildes Harris. He worked for Littlefield Construction. Harris loved the outdoors and was an avid NASCAR fan.
Along with his parents, Harris was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Harris; three sisters, Helen Rowland, Shirley Bonenfant and Faye Guinn; and one brother, Ronald Harris.
Harris is survived by his daughter, Wendy Sheffield and her husband, James, of Waycross; two grandchildren, Makayla Musgrove and Ashley Musgrove; one great grandson, Trenton Lewis; and seven siblings, Kenny Harris of Waycross, Johnny Harris and his wife, Carolyn, of Waycross, Bennie Joe Harris of Waycross, Jerry Harris of Waycross, Martha McCowen of Waycross, Arlene Scott of Waycross, and Betty Wildes and her husband, Lamar, of Brunswick; and numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives.
A funeral service was held Monday, January 16, in the Miles-Odum Funeral Home Chapel.
Burial followed in High Bluff Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery.
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