Henry Haul Harriford

Rev. Henry H. Harriford 79 of Smiths Grove, KY died Tuesday April 14, 2009 at the Medical Center at Bowling Green, KY. He was born in Monroe County, KY the son of the late Welby and Grace Grinstead Harriford. Rev. Harriford was a minister, a farmer and a retired school bus driver with the Warren County Schools. He professed a hope in Christ at an early age at the Summer Shade Baptist Church where he was later ordained as a Deacon in 1951. He later relocated to Warren County choosing Mt. Union Baptist Church as the place of worship for his family and well as continuing his role as a Deacon. He accepted the call to the ministry in 1973 and was the pastor for Pleasant Union Baptist Church and the Waterview Baptist Church. He was also past president of the Liberty District Ministers Council, treasurer of the Ministers, Deacons and Layman Council and is a past president of the Eastern Branch Missionary Sunday School Convention. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Elnora Curd Harriford; 10 children Gary Harriford (Bea) of Severn, MD, Sherry Mansfield (Dwayne) of Glasgow, Marcia Irvin (Sanford) of Bowling Green, Douglas Harriford (Jeanette) of Jacksonville, FL, Deborah Harris of Bowling Green, Vanessa Terry (Henry) of Cape Girardeau, MO, Bonita Williams (Tony) of Louisville, Tamara Malone (Rick) of Smiths Grove, Lisa Yates of Bowling Green and Kimberly Harriford of Frankfort, KY.; 36 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren; 2 sisters Katherine Howard of Las Vegas, NV and Wilma Pettigrew (Reece) of Indianapolis, IN; 2 brothers William Harriford (Mary) of Flint, MI and Robert Harriford (Nora) of Paducah, KYand several nieces, nephews, friends and neighbors. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Saturday April 18, 2009 at the Owens Chapel Baptist Church with burial in the Barber Cemetery. Visitation will be at the A. F. Crow & Son Funeral Home on Friday from 4:00pm until 9:00pm and on Saturday at the church from 10:00am until time for the services.