Shelby Harbour

Shelby Harbour, 93, of Kenova, W.Va., died on July 29, 2013, at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House of Huntington. He was born in Huntington on Dec. 2, 1919, to Shelby and Lucille Harbour, who was a long-time director of the Kiwanis Daycare Center. During World War II, Harbour served in the 78th and 461st Air Service Groups and the 1106th Army Air Forces Base Unit, including support of D-Day. His overseas assignments included England, France, Trinidad and Puerto Rico. After the war, Harbour began a 30-year career with the Veterans Administration. Starting as a clerk in Huntington, within six years he worked his way up to being the VA's assistant finance officer and then moved to Washington, DC, where he became the financial manager of the VA's Mt. Alto Hospital, and later of the VA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. When he retired in 1975, the VA administrator recognized Harbour with a prestigious 'Distinguished Career' award. Harbour retired to Kenova. He was an avid gardener, fisherman and bowler, having bowled in numerous scratch leagues in the D.C. metro area and senior leagues in Huntington. Although he was Methodist, he accompanied his wife, Emile, to church at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Huntington, for the past 30 years. Harbour is survived by his wife of 50 years, Emile Harbour, and his two sisters, Jackie Ballard of Huntington and JoAnn Sharp of Palos Heights, Ill. His immediate family includes his son Jan Harbour and his wife Linda of Huntington; daughter Diana Ehlich and her husband Scott of Forest, Va., and daughter Kim Harbour and her husband Kris Hall of Hurricane. The Harbours have five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren, all of whom live in the Huntington area. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 pm Thursday at the Reger Funeral Chapel by Father Livinus Uba. Burial will follow in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville. Friends may call from 1 pm until service time on Thursday at the Reger Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to Hospice of Huntington. Condolences may be made to the family at www.regerfh.com.