Marty Harris

Memorial services for Marlon "MARTY" Dale Harris, 62 of the Holmes Creek Community of DeKalb County, were held Wednesday, June 9 at 1 PM at the Baxter Chapel of Hooper Huddleston Horner Funeral Home. Bro. Jim Driver officiated. The family received friends Wednesday from 11 AM until service time. Interment was in Smellage Memory Gardens in the Boma Community of Putnam County at a later date. Marty died suddenly Friday, June 4, 2021 at his home in the Holmes Creek Community. He was born April 12, 1959 in Detroit, Michigan to Billy Everett and Lee Oma Carr Harris of Smithville. He was preceded in death by his wife Mary Lou Rector Harris on December 19, 2017. Marty graduated from Centerline, Michigan High School in 1977. He attended Snow Hill Baptist Church. Marty worked in assembly at General Motors and later at Precision Molding in Sparta. He enjoyed shooting pool, watching sports on TV, family gatherings and listening to music. Survivors in addition to his parents, include sister and brother-in-law, Jill and James Somerville of Clarksville; nephew, Sean Everett Somerville; aunts and uncles, Tommie and Jim Driver of Bowling Green, Ky., Jim and Gloria Harris of Ringgold, GA; and a host of cousins and friends.