Name: H. P. Harrill Date: November 28th, 1918 - December 30th, 2009 Obituary: Housan P. “H.P.” Harrill, age 91 of South Broadway Street, Forest City, North Carolina died Wednesday December 30, 2009 at his residence. He was born November 28, 1918 in Forest City, NC and was a son of the late M.J. and Florence Price Harrill; a lifelong member of First United Methodist Church of Forest City and the Asbury Sunday School Class. He was retired from Winn-Dixie Grocery Stores with 60 years service, where he worked as store manager of the Forest City Store; a longtime and dedicated member of the Forest City Lions Club where served as club President, on the Board of Directors and was made a Melvin Jones Fellow, the highest Lion’s International award for humanitarian service and was a Jack Stickley Fellow; a life member of NC Lions Association for the Blind. He served in the United States Army at the rank of Sergeant during World War II in the European Theater. He was the husband of the late Virginia Brackett Harrill and was also preceded in death by a brother, Max Harrill and a sister, Gudger H. Watkins. Survivors include his daughter, Ginger H. Harris and her husband Jimmy of Charlotte, a brother, Bill Harrill of Forest City. There are also two grandchildren, Shannon Harris Hoch and her husband Jason, Lindsay Harris Christaofaro and her husband Tom, four great-grandchildren, Samuel Harris Hoch, Charles Housan Hoch, Colby Lane Christaofaro and Mary Thomas Christaofaro. Funeral services will be held at Eleven o’clock Saturday, January 2, 2010 in the First United Methodist Church with Reverend K. Wesley Judy officiating. Interment will follow in the Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 7 until 8:30 Friday evening at The Padgett and King Mortuary. Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, 341 East Main Street, Forest City, NC 28043 or the Forest City Lions Club, John Harrill, President, 1003 Tiney Road, Ellenboro, NC 28040. Members of the Asbury Sunday School Class and the Forest City Lions Club will serve as Honorary Pallbearers. The Padgett and King Mortuary is in charge of arrangements and an online guest registry is available at www.padgettking.com Memorials: First United Methodist Church, 341 East Main Street, Forest City, NC 28043 or Forest City Lions Club, c/o John Harrill, President, 1003 Tiney Road, Ellenboro, NC 28040 Visitations: 7:00PM to 8:30PM on Friday, January 1st, 2010 at The Padgett & King Mortuary (map/driving directions) Services: 11:00AM at First United Methodist Church of Forest City on Saturday, January 2nd, 2010 (map/driving directions) Cemetery: Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery 250 Hudlow Rd Forest City, NC 28043 (map/driving directions)