Born in Tracy City, TN on September 15, 1927, moved to Chattanooga, TN at an early age.
Educated in Public Schools and Edmundson School of Business. She was employed with the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce.
After marriage to Jack W. Harris and moving to Knoxville, she was employed by the University of Tennessee College of Agriculture. After returning to Birmingham, AL she was employed by the Center Point Fire District until she retired and moved to Daphne, AL
She was a member of the Lake Forest Women’s Club and Spanish Fort United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Harris is preceded in death by her parents, Benton M. and Thelma H. Charles.
Survivors include her husband, Jack W. Harris of Daphne, AL; daughter, Marta H. Manderson of Tuscaloosa, AL; son Charles K. Harris and his wife, Virginia of Fontana, CA; grandson, Brandon Harris, granddaughter, Amy Harris, granddaughter, Amanda Harris and great grandson, Jayden Harris.
The family will also receive friends from 1 to 2 pm on Friday, May 5, at the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home.
Graveside services will follow at 2 pm on Friday at Hamilton Memorial Gardens with “The Y Boys” serving as pallbearers.
Arrangements are by the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory and Florist, 5401 Highway 153, Hixson, TN.
