03/08/2026
Jeffrey Fielding Harris
Jeffrey Fielding Harris came into this world on June 22, 1945. He was the second child born to Herbert Fielding (Koon) and Nola Katheryn (Kate) Green Harris. He joined his older sister Nola Kay and was a welcome addition to the family. Kate and Koon brought him to the family home on Logan Street in McCammon, Idaho.
It's rumored his first words were, "Jeff Harris, McCammon, Idaho, coming out of Chute #4 on a bull called Ni****ne." He proved to quite be a handful and may be the reason that Kate and Koon had no more children after him. haha
In 1953, Dad was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He attended school at McCammon Elementary and Marsh Valley High School, graduating in 1963. During high school, he played basketball, football, and actively rodeoed. He went on to study at Idaho State University for four years, completing 96 credits and leaving just in time to NOT be awarded a degree. He became president of the I.S.U. Rodeo Club and participated in every rodeo event (save barrel racing). No doubt, bull riding was his forever favorite!
Dad fell in love with NOT the girl next door but with the girl across the street Kathleen Mae Brower. They started out as high school sweethearts. They ended up going their separate ways for a year or two, then reconnected and courted for a time. On April Fool’s Day in 1967, Dad brought the subjects of his dreams together. Overlooking the ranch he hoped someday would be his, he took his sweetheart up on the sidehill of the Goodenough Canyon dugway and asked her to marry him, although not much choice was given as he threatened to run off the dugway if she said no. Rumor has it, he chose April Fools Day so that he could say “Just Kidding!” if needed.
Mom and Dad were married and sealed for time and all eternity in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple on July 8, 1967. They were together just shy of 59 years on this earth and have lived in McCammon that whole time. Jeff always said there was no better place or anywhere in the world he would rather be than McCammon, Idaho.
Dad started out building custom homes in McCammon with his dad and eventually formed his business named Jeff Harris & Sons Construction and Farm which eventually turned into Harris Land & Livestock. They have built many, many homes in and around Marsh Valley.
Jeff and Kathy began their family in 1968 with the birth of their first child Angela Dawn (Randal) Hadfield, Jared Tate (Tiffany) followed in 1970, Audra Jo (Robert) Kissel arrived in 1973, Joshua Heath came in 1976, and Heather Elizabeth (Shawn) Parmanand completed the family in 1981. Dad is survived by all five children and his loving wife, Kathleen Mae.
Jeff and Kathy were blessed with and Dad is survived by 15 grandchildren--Marcus Lee (Madison) Hadfield, Candace Dawn (Christian) Fullmer, Derek (Bailey) Hadfield, and Raquel Hadfield; Jacob Fielding Harris, Tayla Kathleen (Sam) Allen, Jaden Michael Harris, and Jaxon Jeffrey Harris; Hannah Mae (Nelvin Sepulveda) Kissel, Brinley James Kissel, Millie Kate Kissel, and Ashlyn Jo Kissel; Ariah Peter Parmanand, Eleanor Elizabeth Parmanand, and Everett Shawn Parmanand.
Jeff and Kathy have also been blessed with and Dad is survived by 6 great-grandchildren--Magnolia, Everleigh, and Graham Hadfield, Walter and Truman Fullmer, and Indy Allen. He was preceded in death by his father Koon, his mother Kate, his sister Nola, and two grandbabies Anthony Randal Hadfield and Elizabeth Hadfield.
Dad had the greatest ride! He got a little beat up along the way with a few broken ribs and some torn up knees, but he hung on for the full 8 seconds and ended the ride on his own terms and in his own way on March 7, 2026.
Family will receive friends and loved ones at viewings on Friday, March 13th at 6:00-8:00 p.m. and again on Saturday, March 14th at 10:00-10:45 a.m. at the McCammon LDS Stake Center. Dad's Cowboy Closing will be held on Saturday, March 14, 2026 at the McCammon LDS Stake Center at 11:00 a.m. He will then be laid to rest next to his mom and dad in the Norton Cemetery in McCammon, Idaho.
Good ride, cowboy!
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