Doyle K. Harmon, 81, died Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2007, at St. Joseph's Home in Kenosha, Wis.

Born March 8, 1925, in Gibson, Mo., he was the son of the late Clarence and Sarah (Ray) Harmon. He was raised and educated in Greenway and moved to Kenosha in 1947.

In May 1944, he proudly began serving his country in Germany in the U.S. Army Infantry with the infamous "Big Red One" Division. After being wounded in February 1945, he was honorably discharged in October 1945. He received the European African Middle Eastern Service Medal and the Purple Heart.

Harmon was employed with American Brass, Bardens, and then worked for 34 years at AMC/Chrysler Corporation, retiring in 1987. He was a member of UAW Local #72 Retirees.

Harmon was a member of Parkside Baptist Church, serving as a Deacon, Sunday school teacher, and on many committees at the church. He was a founder of Temple Baptist Church and served on the board of the Lakeland Baptist Association. He was a volunteer at the Shalom Center and delivered Meals on Wheels. His hobbies included antiques, refurbishing furniture, being a hand caner, and a rock enthusiast.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his step-father, Raymond Birchett; brother, Floyd Harmon, and two sisters, Louise Ferguson and Ruby Spicer.

He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Maggie, of Kenosha; four daughters, Carol (John) Kellum , Kaye (Tom Middlecamp) Rosko, Patricia (Michael) Tenuta, and Robin (Donald) Gillespie, all of Kenosha, Wis.; and grandchildren, Tammy (Daniel) Nevoraski, Andrew and Brian (Michelle) Kellum, Michael and David Rosko, Christine, John, and Michael Tenuta, and Adam, Aaron and Ellyn Mueller; and great-grandchildren, Samuel, Benjamin, Brian and Mark; a brother, Edward Harmon, of Flint, Texas, many other relatives and friends, and his special Jack Russell Terrier, Abby.

Visitation was Sunday, Jan. 7, at the Piasecki-Althaus Funeral Home in Kenosha. Funeral services were held Monday, Jan. 8, at Parkside Baptist Church in Kenosha.

At the family's request, memorial remembrances may be sent to the Alzheimer's Association, 6130 W. National Ave., Ste. 200, Milwaukee, Wis., 53214-3265, or the Parkside Baptist Church Building Fund in Kenosha.