Marie Harris-Coble

Marie A. (Goodknecht) Harris-Coble, Lansing, MI, went to be with Jesus Christ the Lord on April 19, 2021. She was born in 1943 in Lansing, MI. She graduated from Sexton High School in 1961. Marie was a loyal and dedicated legal secretary at various law firms for over 35 years and retired from Johnson & Wyngaarden, P.C. in Okemos, MI. She also had nine businesses throughout her lifetime, including Lansing Legal Secretarial Services. She dreamed of the day when she could pass out scholarships to high school students like candy, but unfortunately that day never arrived and neither did winning the lottery.

Marie was a member at Delta Mills United Methodist Church of Lansing. Marie spent her retirement years working on four family trees, she made hundreds of digital photo albums, she organized hundreds of social events with family, friends, and former co-workers and she scanned more than 26,000 photos of family and friends into her computer. After retirement, Marie loved to cook and entertain family and friends.

Marie also enjoyed playing Duplicate Bridge, Backgammon, and chess. She attained "Masters" rank in Duplicate Bridge and won several first place titles in Chess Tournaments.

From her Husband, Donald, "She was the most beautiful woman that I had the honor of being with for thirty years. She had an infectious laugh that everyone loved. I'm proud to have been her husband."

From her Son, Richard, "My Mom will be missed every day. She was an amazing mother and always, always, made me feel loved. I will miss that reinforcement, but will know deep down that she is still loving her son every day from heaven."

Marie authored a book, "The Beginning Years", which was published in 2017; and had a book signing at Barnes & Nobles in Lansing, MI.

Marie is survived by her loving husband, Donald D. Coble, of 22 years, to whom she was devoted; her loving son, Richard Alan Ford Harris of St. Joseph, MI; three brilliant grandchildren, Cynda Judith Marie (Michael) Fuller, Richard Alan Ford Harris Jr, and Michael Frederick Ford Harris; her step-son Tony (Pamela) Coble of Okemos, MI; and her step-daughter Marjorie (George) Ruiz of Lansing, MI. She was predeceased by her son, Frederick James Ford Harris, her mother, Grace E. McLellan-Goodknecht; and her sister, Nancy Jean Wortley of Evanston, WY; her brother Fred Arthur (Linda) Goodknecht of Hale, MI; and her life-long best friend, Bette Lou Foltz-Fratzke of Howell, MI.

A visitation will take place on Friday, April 30, 2021 at Tiffany Funeral Home, 3232 W Saginaw St, Lansing, MI 48917, from 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. followed by a funeral service at Delta Hillside Cemetery, 6415 Delta River Drive in Delta Township, Lansing, MI 48917, at 2:00 p.m. (Family request for you to bring your own chairs.)

Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in memory of her son Frederick James Ford Harris by visiting; https://www.cff.org/ways_to_give/DonationForm/ or a charity of your choice.