HAROLD PHILLIP HARPER

   Harold Phillip Harper, age 74, of Tompkinsville, KY, died Wednesday, August 19, 2015, at Monroe County Medical Center.

   Born September 16, 1940 in Monroe County, he was a son of the late Ernest and Delphia Spears Harper, and the husband of Joyce Ann Blankenship Harper who survives.

   He was a telephone construction worker and a member of the Oak Hill Church of Christ.

   Survivors, include three daughters, Janetta (Dickie) Kirk, Tompkinsville, Sharon (Gary) McMurtrey, Summer Shade, and Karen (Jimmy) Moore, Marrowbone; three sons, Harold Phillip (Teressa) Harper, Jr., Summer Shade, Ashley (Sarah) Harper, Summer Shade, and Wesley (Angela) Harper, Summer Shade; two sisters, Kathryn (Cecil) Shaw, Livingston, and Linda (Joyal) Hodges, Tompkinsville;  twelve grandchildren, Jared Harper, Dustin Kirk, Russ, Emily, and Ty McMurtrey, Jamie Davis, Justin Moore, Travis and Jacob Harper, Hunter Harper, Zach and Abby Harper; and five great grandchildren, Nathan and Finn Harper, Samuel Harper, Harper Davis, and Owen McMurtrey.

   He was preceded in death besides his parents by three brothers, Otha and Darrell Harper and J D Parks; and two sisters, Lucille Page and Regina Hurt.

   Funeral services will be Friday, August 21, 2015 at 1:00 pm at the McMurtrey Funeral Home, with Brother Jason Page officiating. Burial will follow in the Summer Shade Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, August 20, 2015 at 3:00 pm until 9:00 pm and on Friday after 7:00 am until time of services.

   In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the charity of your choice.