Obituary of McLeod Harrelson

Funeral services for McLeod Harrelson, 79, of Bastrop, La. have been scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday, November 9, 2004 at First United Methodist in Bastrop with Rev. Roy B. Moore officiating. Graveside commital services will be held Thursday, November 11,2004 at 2 p.m. at the Wesley Chapel Cemetery in Elizabethtown, N.C. under the direction of Gaskin Funeral Home. Mr. Harrelson, a retired mechanical engineer with International Paper Company and U.S. Army veteran of WW II, passed away Sunday, November 7, 2004 at his residence. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, the ASME and an avid golfer and member of the Morehouse Parish Country Club. He graduated highschool in Georgetown, South Carolina and later received a Bachelors and Masters degree in mechanical engineering from Clemson University. Mr. Harrelson is survived by his wife Lois M. Harrelson; three sons, John A. Harrelson and wife Bethany of Dayton, TX, Dr. Gary B. Harrelson and wife Lisa of Opelika, AL, Paul M. Harrelson and wife Sanda of Birmingham, AL; one sister, Janie Harville of Columbia, SC; one brother, Henry Harrelson of Georgetown, SC; five grandchildren, John, Logan, Caleb, Alex and Whitt Harrelson. Honorary pallbearers will be Maurice Rayfield, Flint Robertson and Martin Smith. Memorial contributions may be made to the Methodist Childrens Home or the American Cancer Society. Visitation will be Monday, November 8, 2004 from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Golden Funeral Home.