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Harris, Beverly, 1947-

 Person

Biographical History

Beverly Harris (1947- ) was a convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a missionary in the Philippines, the wife of Hugh Harris, and a NASA employee.

Beverly Ann Gageby was born January 20, 1947 to John Henry Gageby and Lila Mae Billmyer in Martinsburg, West Virginia. She joined The Church of Jesus Christ on May 23, 1970 at the age of 23. She later served a mission in the Philippines Cebu Mission from October 1976 to July 1977 and then continued in the Philippines Davao Mission from July 1977 to April 1978. She eventually became an employee of NASA doing office work until marrying Hugh Harris in 1995. She has lived all over the United States but currently resides in Pennsylvania.

Citation:
UPB files, May 21, 2019 (Beverly Harris; Beverly A. Harris; Beverly Ann Gageby; born January 20, 1947 to John Henry Gageby and Lila Mae Billmyer in Martinsburg, West Virginia; served mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Philippines Davao Mission from July 1977 to April 1978; married Hugh Harris in 1995; joined the Church of Jesus Christ on May 23, 1970 at the age of 23; served a mission in the Phillipines Cebu mission from October 1976-July 1977 and then continued in the Philipines Davao mission from July 1977 to April 1978; eventually became an employee of NASA doing office work until marrying Hugh Harris in 1995; has lived all over the United States but currently resides in Pensylvania)

Gettysburg Times (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania), 1 November 1989 (Beverly A. Gageby; mother Lila M. Gageby; father John Henry Gageby)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Beverly Harris papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9345
Scope and Contents Materials contain journals and scrapbooks pertaining to the life of Beverly Harris between the years of 1972 to 2016. They document her mission in the Philippines, her marriage to Hugh Harris, as well as her daily life. A major portion of these journals focus on her religious activities as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and include notes from several years of Relief Society and sacrament meetings. They were mostly written during the years 2002 to 2016 while she...
Dates: approximately 1972-2016; Majority of material found within approximately 2002-2016
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Beverly Harris papers

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