Harris, Foley White

Foley White Harris, 99, of Christiansburg, Va., and previously residing in Alexandria, Va., and Washington, D.C., died on Sunday, November 14, 2010, at Wheatland Hills Retirement Community. He was born in Surry County, N.C., on September 14, 1911, to the late Tyre Henderson Harris and the late Sarah Plutina Snow Harris. He was preceded in death by his wife, Nancy Louise Edwards Harris; and one son, Dale Louis Harris. He attended college at School of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, Mo., and American University, Washington, D.C. Mr. Harris was a police officer with the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., for 31 years, retiring in 1968. After getting his real estate license, he dabbled in that area for a few years before returning to police work. He served as Director of Security for GEICO headquarters in Chevy Chase, Md. Following his second retirement, Mr. Harris served on the security staff at Arlington Towers. His last position was in security at the Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria Campus. Mr. Harris was active in his community and with Scouting. Family and friends were always very important to him and he did whatever he could to help them out. He is survived by one son, Dr. Charles E. Harris and wife, Zelma Hedrick Harris, of Pearisburg, Va.; sisters-in-law, Olive Edwards King and Patsy Newton Edwards, of King George, Va.; sister-in-law, Nancy Edwards, of North Palm Beach, Fla.; special niece, Cynthia King Miller and husband, Luke Miller; special nephew, Larry King and wife, Jo King, all of King George, Va.; and numerous nieces and nephews. He is also survived by a special friend, Kate Douglas, of Marion, Va. Interment will be at Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery in King George, Va. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Pfeiffer Fund at Pfeiffer University, P.O. Box 960, Misenheimer, N.C. 28109-0960 or to Heroes, Inc., 1100 G Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20005. Arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home, Blacksburg, Va., 540-552-3211.