[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 14, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E69-E70]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING MR. ROY HARPER

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 14, 2014

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of a 
Veteran, Mr. Roy Harper (1923-2011), of the United States Army.
  Mr. Roy Harper was born July 20, 1923 to the parentage of Vollie & 
Estella Hartfield Harper in Hopewell in the state of Mississippi. Mr. 
Harper was the 2nd child of four (4) children. His siblings are: Gussie 
Harper Phillips, LeAngie Harper Brown and Nathaniel Harper.
  Mr. Harper grew up in the Brushy Creek Community where he was a 
member of Brushy Creek M.B. Church. He joined at the early age of 10 
years old and was baptized in the creek in back of Reno's Store. Mr. 
Harper served as: a trustee at Brushy Creek M.B. Church in 1963; a 
deacon; choir president; Cemetery section; and was a member of Brushy 
Creek Building fund committee.
  Mr. Harper was married to Beulah Haley Harper and to this union three 
(3) children were born: Adell Harper, now deceased; Helen Harper 
Mckenny; and Willie Fred Harper.

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  Private Roy Harper was drafted in the United States Army on January, 
1943 and was sent to Camp Shelby in Mississippi. He was honorably 
discharged from the United States Military Services in the Army Airbase 
in Lincoln, Nebraska on November 27, 1943. Private Harper received a 
Testimonial Certificate of Honest and Faithful Services to his country.
  Mr. Roy Harper remained a member of Brushy Creek Church and held 
various positions throughout the years until his demise on December 17, 
2011.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing a dynamic 
Veteran, Mr. Roy Harper.

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