Class of 1958

1958 Maroon SpotlightHarrison Alexander
Harrison Alexander

F.F.A. 55-57; Band 56-68; Class Assemblies 55-58.

Harrison William Alexander, Jr.

October 13, 1940 – November 14, 1991

Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday in the chapel at Brown Funeral home for Bill Alexander, 51, southeast of Perry, who died at 7:20 a.m. Thursday at Mercy Health Center at Oklahoma City.

Albert Quick, pastor of Sumner Baptist church, will officiate. Burial will be at Grace Hill cemetery. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Alexander was born at Perry, Oct. 13, 1940, the son of Harrison and Halsene Alexander. He was a graduate of Perry high school and attended Oklahoma State university.

He and Nancy Rucker were married at Morrison on Aug. 11, 1974. Alexander was a farmer and mechanic. He was a member of the Sumner Baptist church.

In addition to Mrs. Alexander, of the home, survivors include six daughters, Jodi Mount, Atlanta, Ga., Judi Krause, Plano, Texas, Joni Kessler, Mabank, Texas, Jeri Skinner, Bristow, Doreen Shelley, Perry, and Debra Johnson, Yale; four sons, Jon Alexander and Darrin Rucker, both of Perry, Daniel Rucker, Tampa, Fla., and Mike Alexander, of the home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Alexander, Perry; a brother, Leonard Alexander, Broken Bow; a sister, Rhodora Howell, Red Oak, Texas; and seven grandchildren.