Walter Seibert Harless, Sr.

Walter Seibert Harless, Sr. age 92, passed away Monday morning, February 15, 2010 at Morehead Nursing Center. A funeral service will be held 2 PM on Saturday, February 19, at First Baptist Church of Stoneville. Entombment will follow in Stoneville Municipal Mausoleum. Mr. Harless was born January 29, 1918 in Boone County , W.Va. to the late Walter S. and Augusta Jerrald Harless. He was a 32nd degree Mason for over 50 years at the Royal Palm Lodge in Homestead Fla.. He was the former Chief Hospital Engineer for Baptist Hospital of Miami and James Archer Smith Hospital in Homestead. Walter served as the interim Town Manager for the Town of Stoneville and was a member of First Baptist Church of Stoneville. Surviving are son; Walter Harless Jr. and wife Elizabeth of Stoneville, granddaughters; Laura Mansfield and husband Patrick of Saratoga Springs, N.Y. , Lynore Hird and husband Nicholas of Boca Raton, Fla. , great grandchildren; Kathryn Mansfield and Nathan Hird," Daughter of the Heart", Dorothy Ellington of Stoneville. The family would like to send a special thanks to the staff of Morehead Nursing Center and Hospice of Rockingham County. The family will receive friends on Friday evening, 7 -8:30 PM at First Baptist Church of Stoneville and other times at the home of Dorothy Ellington , 312 Bryan Street, Stoneville. Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church of Stoneville, 300 E. Main Street , Stoneville or to Hospice of Rockingham County, Po Box 281, Wentworth, NC 27375 Online condolences may be offered to the Harless family at www.fairfuneralhome.com