Obituary for Elmer Harrison "Ham" Harlow
Elmer Harrison “Ham” Harlow, age 89, of Williamsburg, Virginia died Friday, July 29, 2022 at The Consulate of Windsor in Windsor, Virginia.
Ham was born May 7, 1933 in Alleghany County, Virginia to the late Charles Thomas Harlow, Sr. and Vinola Pearl May Harlow. He was a retired chauffeur for Eastern State Hospital and a talented handyman who loved doing odd jobs for people.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Louise King Harlow; a step son, James E. Brooke, Jr.; three brothers, James Harlow, Charles T. Harlow, Jr., and Ernest Harlow; and four sisters, Marguerite Broughman, Virginia Larman, Alvis Boyd, and Inez Dooley. Since his death, a step daughter, Sharron Lee Petrick has also passed.
He is survived by a brother, Ronald W. Harlow and wife Helen of Selma; four grandchildren, Richard Lipes of Blue Ridge, Theresa Oakley of Dinwiddie, Crystal Brooke of Norfolk, and Christian Brooke of Norfolk; and a number of nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held on Friday, August 5, 2022 at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Nicely Funeral Home with Reverend Bill Hartsfield officiating. Interment will follow in Mountain View Cemetery, Clifton Forge. The family will receive friends on Friday afternoon from 1:00 PM until the time of service at Nicely Funeral Home.
To send condolences to the family online, please visit www.nicelyfuneralhome
Ham was born May 7, 1933 in Alleghany County, Virginia to the late Charles Thomas Harlow, Sr. and Vinola Pearl May Harlow. He was a retired chauffeur for Eastern State Hospital and a talented handyman who loved doing odd jobs for people.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Louise King Harlow; a step son, James E. Brooke, Jr.; three brothers, James Harlow, Charles T. Harlow, Jr., and Ernest Harlow; and four sisters, Marguerite Broughman, Virginia Larman, Alvis Boyd, and Inez Dooley. Since his death, a step daughter, Sharron Lee Petrick has also passed.
He is survived by a brother, Ronald W. Harlow and wife Helen of Selma; four grandchildren, Richard Lipes of Blue Ridge, Theresa Oakley of Dinwiddie, Crystal Brooke of Norfolk, and Christian Brooke of Norfolk; and a number of nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held on Friday, August 5, 2022 at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Nicely Funeral Home with Reverend Bill Hartsfield officiating. Interment will follow in Mountain View Cemetery, Clifton Forge. The family will receive friends on Friday afternoon from 1:00 PM until the time of service at Nicely Funeral Home.
To send condolences to the family online, please visit www.nicelyfuneralhome