{"id":37841,"date":"2026-05-12T15:48:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T20:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=37841"},"modified":"2026-05-14T09:28:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T14:28:37","slug":"norman-harris-89-of-brownstown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/obits\/37841-norman-harris-89-of-brownstown\/","title":{"rendered":"Norman Harris (89) of St. Peter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Norman Harris, 89 of St. Peter, died at 11:10 a.m. Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at Twin Willows Nursing Center, Salem, IL.<\/p>\n<p>Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 18, 2026 at Gieseking Funeral Home, Brownstown followed by a graveside service at Pilcher Cemetery, rural Brownstown with Trent Ice officiating. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or the donor\u2019s choice.<\/p>\n<p>Norman Lee Harris was born on Wednesday, October 21, 1936 in Bingham, Il to Clifford and Fern (Moreland) Harris. He married Brenda Kay Kingery on November 1, 1957 and she preceded him in death on January 18, 2017. He was retired from World Color Press, Effingham.<\/p>\n<p>He is survived by his daughters, Sharon (Bob) Alexander, Salem and Sandra (Bill) McDonald, Brownstown; grandchildren, Leah (John) Shipp, Conroe, Texas, Jenna (Bob) Wilkey, Spring, Texas, Adam Pasley, Vandalia and Hannah McDonald, Newport, Michigan; great grandchildren, Jordan Shipp, Ayden Shipp, Cameron Carmichael, Brody Carmichael, Brynn Carmichael, and Kaylin Wilkey.<\/p>\n<p>He was preceded in death by his wife; parents; and brothers, Clifford Bernell Harris and Ronnie Harris.<\/p>\n<p>Online condolences may be expressed at www.giesekingfh.net.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Norman Harris, 89 of St. Peter, died at 11:10 a.m. Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at Twin Willows Nursing Center, Salem, IL. 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