Obituary

Tommy Lee Harbour
(1925 - March 2, 2013)

Tommy Lee Harbour, 87, of Milton, W. Va., died March 2, 2013 in Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Huntington. The son of Emsley and Lucy Harbour, he served in the U.S. Coast Guard in World War II, earning four bronze stars during D-Day at Utah and Omaha Beaches, in Operation Dragoon in Southern France, and in the invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. As a businessman, and later as mayor for nearly twenty years, he led efforts to beautify and improve Milton, including at Harbour Glass Supply, Harbour Mobile Home Park, and the local Veterans of Foreign Wars post. A lifelong hunter, fisherman, and farmer, Harbour instilled in his family a love of the outdoors, an appetite for good food and company, and a fondness for skillful storytelling. Above all, Harbour was devoted to his wife of sixty-four years, Betty L. Harbour. In addition to his beloved wife Betty, he will be remembered fondly by his daughter, Brenda K. Bassett, and son-in-law, Ralph W. Bassett, Jr., grandchildren, Molly Bassett, her husband Mike Burr, and Luke Bassett, and brother Paul Harbour. His son, Damon L. Harbour, preceded him in death. The family welcomes donations in his memory to Hospice of Huntington Inc., P.O. Box 464, Huntington, WV 25709 (304-529-4217). Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at Wallace Funeral Home, Milton with Dr. T.J. DuBose officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Memorial Park, Milton with Military Graveside Honors being conducted by the United States Coast Guard and American Legion Post 139, Milton. Friends may visit from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday, March 4, 2013 at Wallace Funeral Home, Milton.