Alvin Harmon

Dewey Alvin Harmon was born in north rural Haigler, Dundy County, Nebraska, on June 26, 1930, to Roy Harmon and Mabel Irene (Lindsey) Harmon. He was the youngest of three children. Alvin died Nov. 26, 2021, at the Chase County Community Hospital in Imperial, Nebraska. He was 91 years of age.

In 1937 the family moved to the farm west of Imperial in Chase County, where he lived his entire life except while in the U.S. Army. Alvin served his country from Oct. 18, 1951-Oct. 17, 1953, attaining rank of corporal on March 21, 1953.

He attended District 4 rural grade school and then graduated from Chase County High School in 1948. He missed his high school graduation as he had come down with the mumps. Football was his major sport, and he played on both the second team and first team all four years of high school and was named Outstanding School Athlete his senior year.

On Aug. 12, 1956, he married Cora Maye Murray in his parents’ shady floral garden yard at the current farmstead, and they celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary in 2021. To this union, one son, Roger Lee, was born.

Alvin was baptized and became a member of the Lamar Evangelical United Brethren Church, which later merged with the Imperial United Methodist Church.

His favorite pastimes were fishing, hunting, attending farm auctions, collecting antiques and flipping pancakes for the church’s Groundhog Supper. Farming was his occupation, having raised wheat, corn, soybeans and sugar beets. He also farmed the EUB — Lamar Trinity United Methodist wheat ground for the church. Alvin served on the Frenchman Valley Co-op junior board, Amherst Co-op for nine years and as treasurer of School District 66.

Alvin was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Everett; and sister, Dorothy.

Alvin is survived by his wife, Cora Maye; son, Roger of Imperial; and numerous nephews and nieces and many friends.

Visitation was set for Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2-6 p.m., with family present, at Liewer Funeral Home in Imperial.

Services are scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 2, at 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Imperial, with Pastor Debra Copple, Robert Harmon and Father Gary Brethour officiating. Interment will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery in Imperial.

A memorial in Alvin’s memory has been suggested to the Harmon family for a future designation.

Online condolences may be left at liewerfuneralhome.com.

Liewer Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.