Yvonne Harris

Yvonne “Bonnie” Harris transitioned to be with the Lord on March 16, 2023 after a long battle with dementia at 84 years old. Bonnie (pronounced “Bony” as she was affectionately called) was born on May 16, 1938 to Virgil and Eather Mitchell in Curtis, Arkansas. Bonnie accepted Christ at an early age attending Mt. Friendship Baptist Church in Curtis, Arkansas and was a lifelong member of Lansing’s Prince of Peace Baptist Church. She attended Curtis Public Schools and graduated from Peake High School. After graduation, she and her sisters followed their older sister, Cozetta “Co” to Lansing, Michigan where she met and married Alonzo Harris, Jr of Roba, Alabama. To this union they were blessed with five children, Jacqueline (Jackie), Yvette, Jeffrey (Bodine), Kerry and Steven. She worked and retired from General Motors Corporation in 2000 after 30+ years of service.

Bonnie was a feisty woman who loved God and her family. Upon retiring, she loved gardening and going to the casino. She wasn’t afraid to speak her mind and she let you know how she felt. She was tough and we loved her for it.

Bonnie leaves to cherish her memory her children, Jackie, Yvette and Steven (Doris) of Lansing, Michigan; Jeffrey (Lou) of Griffin, Georgia and Kerry (Tracy) of Gardena, California; grandchildren, Tyon, Mikaila, Yazmin, Bryant, Khiry, Elijah, Ryan, Jasmine, Jessica, Kyilah, Travis, Daaron; 12 great-grandchildren; siblings Cozetta Duncan, Snowrene Mitchell, Everlene (Kevin) Kenney of Lansing, Michigan, Sandra “Nanny” Brim and Virgil “Tweet” Mitchell, Jr. of Curtis, Arkansas, sister-in-law Winnie Moore of Cleveland, Ohio and many nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Virgil and Eather Mitchell, sister, Mildred “Lucy” Holland, brothers Theoplis “Sonny”, Wallace and Wayne “BeBe” Mitchell.

A Homegoing Service will be held at 11:00 am Thursday, March 23, 2023 at Gorsline-Runciman Tiffany Chapel, 3232 W. Saginaw, Lansing, MI 48917 with visitation from 10:00 am until the time of service. A Committal Service will follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens.

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