His obituary appeared in The State Newspaper, Columbia, S.C. on the 4 Nov 1959. It states, "Cleo H. Harmon, 53, chief clerk of the Lexington County Board of Commissioners, died suddenly at 8:30 Tuesday night at his home.

He was born in Lexington County, son of Mrs. Lizzie Gunter Harmon and the late Harry Hampton Harmon. He was a faithful member of the Lexington Methodist Church, was church treasurer and had been a member of the official board.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Caludia Amick Harmon of Lexington; his mother, Mrs. Lizzie Gunter Harmon of Lexington; one daughter, Mrs. Harry Braun of Columbia; one son, Larry Harmon, a Clemson College senior; four brothers, A. Laymon Harman, Otis L. Harmon, Jesse Harmon and Heyward Harman, all of Lexington and two grandchildren.

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