Fannie Mae Harris, 79, died Friday (Feb. 19, 1999), at Windsor Place. She was born Feb. 23, 1919, in Alabama, to Charley and Mary Shepard. She later moved with her family to Atotka, Fla., where she attended school and grew up. She graduated from Atotka High School. Mrs. Harris came to Coffeyville with her family during the 1940s. Around 1964, she married William "Bill" Harris in Dodge city. Mr. Harris preceded his wife in death in 1989. Mrs. Harris worked for several years at the Parsons Ammunition Plant. She was a member of the "Birthday Club." She was an active member of the Mount Moriah Seventh Day Adventist Church in Coffeyville. She had no children of her own, but raised her niece, Annetta Holliman. Mrs. Harris was preceded in Death by her husband, Bill, and by one brother. Services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Eighth and Siggins, with burial at the Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 12 p.m. until 6 p.m. Sunday, and 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. Monday at the Patterson Funeral Home. |
Contribruted by Ruth Shira Bardwell, srbardwell@terraworld.net |