She was born on June 6, 1920 in Ardmore, Oklahoma.
Marian was a retired civil service employee and a member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church.
She is preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, Max C. Harris. She is survived by her daughter, Patricia; her sister, Mrs. Dorothy Sheehan Jones of Corpus Christi, Texas; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.