Earl Richard Harrington

Earl Richard Harrington, 75, of Morganton died Saturday, March 15, 2014. Earl was born in Cabarrus County, NC on May 24, 1938 and was a son of the late Joseph Earl Harrington and Clara Ethel Jarvis Harrington. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Ann Elder Harrington. Earl was a 1956 graduate of Morganton High School and was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and brother.Surviving are his sons, Mike Harrington and his wife, Debra, of Denver, NC and Frank Harrington and his fiancée, Patricia Gambino, of Morganton; a brother, Joe Harrington of Morganton; sisters, Faye Burgess of Morganton and Anne Light of Orangeburg, SC; and a grandson, Benjamin Harrington.The funeral will be held at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 18, 2014 in the Chapel of Sossoman Funeral Home with Rev. Jan Heermans and Rev. Richard Merritt officiating. Burial will follow at Snow Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive at the funeral home Tuesday from 2:30 until 3:00 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Kidney Fund, 6110 Executive Blvd. #1010, Rockville, MD 20852.