Ruth Ann Harris

On August 6, 2021, our beloved mother and grandmother, Ruth Ann Harris, passed away at the age of 76.

She was being cared for at Spring Lake Assisted Living and Memory Care and Waterford Hospice in Paris, TX. The family appreciates the tender, loving care given by all the dedicated staff members.

Services are scheduled for 3:00 p.m. at Bright Holland Funeral Home, Sunday, August 8th with her brothers-in-law, Marck Gibson and Bill Dickey officiating. Burial will follow in Hopewell Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.

Ruth Ann Harris was born on August 9, 1944, the daughter of Deward and Ruth Crutchfield. She graduated from Central High School in 1962. She graduated from Paris Junior College and East Texas State University with a degree in Elementary Education in 1968. She married Gerald Harris on September 6, 1968. She was an active member of Hopewell United Methodist Church, switching her membership to Maxey Baptist Church when Hopewell closed its doors. For many years she taught younger children in Sunday School. Ruth Ann was a member of the Lamar Delta Retired Teachers Association. She taught elementary school for 23 years, with most of those in the Paris Independent School District.

She grew up running around barefoot and making mud pies in Maxey, TX. While she would say she was a country girl, she liked to get manicures, spend time visiting with friends, shopping, reading, and taking an occasional trip to Branson, MO and Vancouver WA. She loved to read anytime and anyplace. Her passion for reading ignited a passion for learning in her students.

Ruth Ann was preceded in death by her parents, Deward and Ruth Crutchfield and brother, Colin. She is survived by her husband Gerald Harris, her daughters, Jennifer Lantrip and husband Les, of Carrollton, TX, and Janet Sanders and husband Joe, of Paris, and her grandchildren, Reece Lantrip of Carrollton, TX, Joseph Sanders, Jacie Sanders, and Jonathan Sanders of Paris. She is also survived by sisters, Linda Dickey and husband Bill, of Paris, and Alma Gibson and husband Marck, of Paris, and sister-in-law, Alice Huff of Vancouver, WA, as well as many nieces and nephews. Her legacy will live in the many lives she touched.

Honorary pallbearer – Jacie Sanders

Pallbearers

Les Lantrip

Joe Sanders

Reece Lantrip

Joseph Sanders

Jonathan Sanders

Cecil Ottmo