SHINER: Admiral Harper Sr., 75, entered into his sunset, Monday, August 11, 2025. He was born June 19, 1950 in Alice, Texas to Benny Harper Sr. and Bernice Elizabeth Williams.
He graduated from Shiner High School, had a love for sports and was even drafted by the Montreal Expos for his baseball abilities. He was a carpenter by trade and was known to always be “puttering around on something”. He enjoyed playing dominoes, making some fine barbeque and spending good times with all his friends at Howard’s.
Survivors are his children, Admiral Harper Jr. (Stacy) of Mansfield, Jimmie Ray Harper (Jeri) of Shiner, Jason Harper (Denise) of Yoakum, Jamie Harper (Angie) of Yoakum, Joanne Harper of Shiner and Angelica “Jello” Brooks of Shiner; 32 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren; sisters, Dorothy Wilkerson, Dorothy Williams, Ella Wright, Joyce Jackson, Melba Smith, Pauline Adams, Ericka Harper, Ebony Harper, Estella Harper, Penny Williams, Cynthia Flowers and Christie Flowers; brothers, Vernon Harris, Dero Maurice Wright, Larry Harper and Paul Adams.
He is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Helen Curtis Harper; daughter, Manesha Brooks; grandsons, Malachi Williams and infant Jahkeim Harper; sisters, Debra Jarmon Harper, Tavia Ellis, and Wilma Carroll; brothers, Alvin Devoe Sr., Acie Williams, Eddie Ray Wright, Benny Harper Jr., Ray Charles Harper, and Elton Carroll Jr.
Funeral Service 1 p.m., Saturday, August 23, 2025 at Thiele-Cooper Funeral Home with Pastors Dwayne Arkadie and Boston Gates officiating. Burial to follow at Bluebonnet Cemetery at Shiner.