
Emilie Yvonne Harrison - 1936-2008
Emilie Yvonne Harrison, 72, of Monument, Colo., formerly of Ashland, Ky., died Thursday, April 17, 2008, in Penrose-St. Francis Health Services in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Mrs. Harrison was born March 23, 1936, in Boyd County, Ky., a daughter of the late Morton D. Sr. and Agatha Field Gearhart.
She was also preceded in death by a sister, JoAnn Gearhart.
She was retired from hotel management in Vail, Colo., a 1954 graduate of Ashland High School and an honorary Kentucky colonel. She was a councilwoman for the city of Avon, Colo., from 1986 through 1989.
Surviving are her husband, Carl E. Harrison of Monument; a son, Andy Harrison and wife Linda of Pasadena, Calif.; two daughters, Cindy Harrison-Hickey and husband Steven and Heidi Harrison, all of Monument; a brother, Morton D. Gearhart Jr. of Gallatin, Tenn.; four sisters, Betty Ellen Nuckols of Ashland, Carol Ruth Odle of Monument and Sharon R. Artis and Sally G. Streets, both of Lexington, Ky.; and a granddaughter, K. Nicole Thomas of Richmond Hill, Ga.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 24, 2008, at Steen Funeral Home-Central Avenue Chapel in Ashland by the Rev. Lance Campbell. Burial will be in Martin-Gearhart Cemetery.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Condolences may be sent to www.steenfuneralhomes.com.