The 27th Child of Harper Burney and Mollie Garris, Harper Burney Garris Jr., went to be with the Lord from his home in New Paris at 10:15 a.m. March 10, 2015 at the age of 75 years old. Harper was born in Shelby, North Carolina on April 19, 1939. He grew up in Lincolnton and Shelby, N.C. until the age of 15 when he …read more.