Harris Eugene Eveland was born December 9, 1929. He was the fourth child of Ray and Flossie Eveland. Sister Grace died before Harris was born when she was 3 years old. Brother Willard died at birth in 1933. Harris' mother Flossie died in 1933 when he was just 3 years old. In order to keep his family together, Ray's mother, Nancy Black, came to live with them and helped to raise Harris, his sister Dorothy and brother Everett. They lived on a farm in Lafayette County in southern Wisconsin. During his school years he participated in band and sports. Harris graduated from South Wayne High School in 1948. Shortly after this Harris got a new stepmom when Ray married Esther Anderson. Having enough of milking cows every morning and evening, Harris joined the U.S. Navy and served four years. This included service on a ship patrolling the waters off of Korean coast during the Korean War. During these years he met and married Bernice Waller in the state of Washington in 1951, and their daughter Kathy was born in 1952. After the war this relationship had changed and they divorced in 1958. His brother-in-law Cork Waller suggested Harris move to Phoenix where Cork was living. Harris thought the change would be good and headed south to Arizona. He was employed by the Salt River Project as a mechanic at one of their plants that provided water and electricity to the ever increasing number of people living in the valley of the sun. He also attended Bethel Methodist Church, and one Sunday in 1962 he happened to notice a young lady there, or maybe it was vice-versa. However it happened, Harris and Ilo started dating. Ilo's son Brad thought Harris was a pretty nice guy too, especially when he saw the motor boat that came with him. As they all spent more time together, Brad suggested to Ilo that she should ask Harris to marry her. On January 10, 1963, they got married in that same church where they met, with Brad serving as the ring bearer. Harris adopted Brad in 1964. During this time Harris served as Scoutmaster for the Boy Scout troop at their church. During the summer of 1964 the new family moved back to Iowa to take care of Ilo's mother, as well as look after the family farm southwest of Indianola after the death of her father. Harris was employed by Armstrong Tire & Rubber in Des Moines. Their family became complete on December 17, 1965 when son Lance was born. Harris kept busy working at Armstrong, keeping up the farm, being an active member of Center Chapel Church, being an assistant Scoutmaster, taking trips to the lake for water skiing, gardening, helping coach Brad's baseball team, attending all Brad's sporting events and band concerts, playing softball for the church team, spending time in his woodshop in the garage, as well as helping to raise a newly born son! The above process then repeated itself as Lance grew up as well! The family moved from the farm into Indianola in 1968. Life finally slowed down (a little) in 1992 when Harris retired from Armstrong, now Pirelli, after 28 years of service. He had more time to enjoy his grandchildren, cheer for his Cubs and Packers, and attend American Legion meetings.He also enjoyed having more time to spend helping out at their church, where he spent many hours mowing the lawn, clearing snow, and maintaining the building, more time for gardening and more time for his woodshop. And if that weren't enough, he and Ilo became caretakers of the local Little League grounds for 13 years as well. They also managed to find time for an occasional camping trip. To escape the cold of Iowa, they started spending winters back in Arizona, becoming residents of Carriage Manor in Mesa for the last 25 years. It was there that they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 2013. Harris met the welcoming arms of our Lord on February 7th 2014 at the age of 84 at Banner Hospice in Mesa, with his loving wife Ilo by his side. He is survived by his wife Ilo, daughter Kathy, son Brad and his wife Carmen, son Lance and his wife Heather, grandchildren Colin and his wife Brynn, Chase and his wife Amanda, Savanna, Levi, Michelle Wheeler and her husband Scott, Vicki, Trista and Jenessa, step-grandchildren Brad and Courtney Fox, and great-grandchildren Tyler, Joshua, Rebecca and Miles. He was preceded in death by his parents and stepmother, two sisters and two brothers. A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 19, 2014 at Center Chapel Church, Hwy 92 West, Indianola, IA. Please direct any memorials to Center Chapel Methodist Church. Online condolences may be made at www.overtonfunerals.com.