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Harris was a member of the Alexandria-Pineville [[Chamber of Commerce]] and chaired its aviation committee. He also served for a decade]on the Rapides Parish]Aviation Authority, including two years a president. Harris was a director of the Central Cities Development Corporation and a former president of the Rapides Parish Industrial Development Board. He was past president of the Alexandria Lions International and scored perfect attendance for sixty-three years. He was active in the Committee for a Better Alexandria and worked on the development of navigation]projects on the Red River.<ref name=obit/>​

Harris was a member of the Alexandria-Pineville [[Chamber of Commerce]] and chaired its aviation committee. He also served for a decade]on the Rapides Parish]Aviation Authority, including two years a president. Harris was a director of the Central Cities Development Corporation and a former president of the Rapides Parish Industrial Development Board. He was past president of the Alexandria Lions International and scored perfect attendance for sixty-three years. He was active in the Committee for a Better Alexandria and worked on the development of navigation]projects on the Red River.<ref name=obit/>​

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Harris was survived by his wife of sixty-six years, the former Nelwyn Rhodes of Alexandria; two daughters, Sandra Harris Kearney, and her husband, James Michael Kearney of Alexandria, and Conni Harris Smith of [[Lafayette]], the widow of Hadley M. Smith (1940–1996); one son, Eric W. Harris, Jr. (born c. 1942) of Moncks Corner, [[South Carolina]], and five grandchildren.<ref name=obit/> He was preceded in death by another brother, Homer Harris, Jr. (1910–1999). He died in Alexandria at the age of ninety-one. His services were held First [[United Methodist]] Church in Alexandria, where he served on the building committee. Interment was at Greenwood Memorial Park in Pineville.<ref name=obit/>​

Harris was survived by his wife of sixty-six years, the former Nelwyn Rhodes (c. 1918-2018) of Alexandria;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thetowntalk/obituary.aspx?pid=189397769|title=Newlyn Harris obituary|ppublisher=''The Alexandria Town Talk''|date=June 27, 2018|accessdate=March 14, 2019}}</ref> two daughters, Sandra Harris Kearney, and her husband, James Michael Kearney of Alexandria, and Conni Harris Smith of [[Lafayette]], the widow of Hadley M. Smith (1940–1996); one son, Eric W. Harris, Jr. (born c. 1942) of Moncks Corner, [[South Carolina]], and five grandchildren.<ref name=obit/> He was preceded in death by another brother, Homer Harris, Jr. (1910–1999). Harris died in Alexandria at the age of ninety-one. His services were held First [[United Methodist]] Church in Alexandria, where he served on the building committee. Interment was at Greenwood Memorial Park in Pineville.<ref name=obit/>​

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Harris' brother, James C. Harris, was also an LSU graduate and a [[United States Navy]] veteran of the Mediterranean, Middle East, African, and Pacific theaters of World War II, with service in the [[Philippines]]. James Harris, who retired from Hill-Harris at the age of ninety-two, was also active in the Alexandria community, having been former presidents of both the Kiwanis International and the Kent Plantation House, a restored 19th century structure near Bayou Rapides.<ref>Obituary of James C. Harris, ''Alexandria  Town Talk'', February 27, 2009.</ref>​

Harris' brother, James C. Harris, was also an LSU graduate and a [[United States Navy]] veteran of the Mediterranean, Middle East, African, and Pacific theaters of World War II, with service in the [[Philippines]]. James Harris, who retired from Hill-Harris at the age of ninety-two, was also active in the Alexandria community, having been former presidents of both the Kiwanis International and the Kent Plantation House, a restored 19th century structure near Bayou Rapides.<ref>Obituary of James C. Harris, ''Alexandria  Town Talk'', February 27, 2009.</ref>​

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