ELIJAH HARRIS JR.

Elijah Harris Jr., 54, Altoona, died Tuesday evening. He was born in Philadelphia, son of Carolyn (Dixon) Harris and the late Elijah Sr. He married Renee (Nick) Harrison December 31, 1996 in Altoona. Surviving are his wife; six children: Natasha, Joanique, Lacree and Lewis Nick and Damien and Darius Harris; 12 grandchildren; his mother; step mother, Novella; and five siblings: Carolyn, Donald and Ronald Dargan; Shawn and Robert Harris. He served in the Marine Corps as a corporal. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 28, 2017, at Mount Zion Baptist Church by Rev. Funteller H. Jackson.