Harris Funeral Home & Baker-Harris Funeral Chapel Staff

William G. Harris
President, Supervisor, Licensed Funeral Director, Preplanning Consultant

William (Bill) G. Harris, the President and owner of Harris Funeral Homes, personally offers families over 30 years of experience and professionalism in the field of funeral management and planning. Receiving his Funeral Director License in 1972, Mr. Harris founded Harris Funeral Home in 1980 at 921 Scalp Ave.

In addition to the Scalp Avenue location, Harris also purchased the John A. Baker Funeral Chapel in East Conemaugh, Pennsylvania in 1986. The present day location of Harris Funeral Home is located at 500 Cherry Lane, which was acquired by Mr. Harris in 1993. Since dedicating his life-service to helping families in need, words such as "commitment, dedication, and compassionate care" have become synonymous with the Harris name.

Daniel Kovacs
Supervisor, Licensed Funeral Director, Preplanning Consultant

Daniel Kovacs, Funeral Director at Baker-Harris Funeral Chapel has been involved with serving families in need since 1989. A graduate of Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science, Daniel joined the Harris Family in 1999. Daniel possess the ability to work with families of different ethnicities and cultures, and speaks Hungarian and Spanish fluently.


Tim Layton
Licensed Funeral Director, Preplanning Consultant

Timothy S. Layton, Funeral Director at Harris Funeral Home, is a graduate of the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science, where he received the William J. Musmanno award for Clinical Studies. Tim also served in the US Army,      working at the US Army Mortuary, in Hawaii from 1983 to 1986. Tim joined the Harris Family in January 2004.

Paul Kalinyak