Matthew J. Harris, an attorney formerly of East Hampton, died on Aug. 2 at Brooklyn Methodist Hospital in Park Slope, Brooklyn. He was 79. No cause of death was given.

Ronald Lewis, an entrepreneur, artist, and gallerist who lived in East Hampton since 1988, died at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital on July 31 after a brief illness. He was 87.

Kenneth Freeman, a lifelong horse lover and carriage driving enthusiast, died on Aug. 3 at Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue, following an accident doing what he loved most, driving his carriage. He was 76.

Florence M. Bevan, a Springs School kindergarten teacher for 16 years, died of cancer at home on Shelter Island on Aug. 4. She was 89.