Family Card 9/13/21 - Person Sheet
Family Card 9/13/21 - Person Sheet
NameBetty Arledge
Birth28 Dec 1917, North Carolina
Death13 Aug 2005, Buncombe Co., North Carolina
BurialWarren Wilson College Cem., Swannanoa, Buncombe Co., Nortn Carolina
FatherWilliam Berry Arledge (1880-1936)
MotherBessie Gertrude Capps (1886-1960)
Misc. Notes
Betty Arledge Harris, 87, of the Oakley community, Asheville, died Saturday, Aug. 20, 2005.
She was born Dec. 28, 1917, in Columbus to the late William Berry Arledge and Bessie Capps Arledge. Her grandparents were the late John Pinkney Arledge and Elizabeth Rucker Arledge of Columbus and the late Benjamin F. and Charity Elizabeth Capps of Tryon. In 1937, she married Edwin Ben-Hur Harris, who died June 1, 1990. She was a 1936 graduate of Hendersonville High School.
From the time she was 3 until she was 12, she and her family lived on a farm in Mills River. She lived in Asheville since 1946. She was a gifted artist, interior decorator and craftsman. She was a member of Warren Wilson Presbyterian Church.
She was also a loyal and devoted wife and loving mother to her two sons, who survive her. Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Douglas Edwin Harris retired in 1992 and lives in Asheville. Navy Capt. Gregory Arledge Harris is on active duty and works with NATO. He and his wife, Karen, live in Naples, Italy. They have two children: Benjamin Sutton Harris, graduate of the University of Virginia, currently in Guatemala with the Peace Corps; and Kate Arledge Harris, a senior at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. She was very fond of her two grandchildren.
A memorial celebration will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Warren Wilson Presbyterian Church and College Chapel. The Rev. Steve Runholt will officiate. A private burial will be held in Warren Wilson Cemetery next to her husband. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Williams Funeral Home, Tunnel Road, Asheville.
Spouses
Birth11 Oct 1910, Buncombe Co., North Carolina
Death1 Jun 1990, Buncombe Co., North Carolina
BurialWarren Wilson College Cem., Swannanoa, Buncombe Co., Nortn Carolina
Last Modified 26 Mar 2018Created 13 Sep 2021 using Reunion for Macintosh
Revised September 13, 2021