BEATRICE HARRIS Obituary: Terrebonne Parish, La.

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Source: Houma Courier, Houma, Terrebonne Parish, La.

11 Apr 2005

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April 07. 2005 12:40PM

Beatrice Harris					[Photo]

Beatrice Thomas Harris, 93, a native of Terrebonne Parish and resident of Houma, 
died at 7 a.m. Monday, April 4, 2005.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Gertrude Geddes Willis-Terrebonne 
Funeral Home Chapel. Religious services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at New 
Jerusalem Baptist Church, with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery.

She is survived by one son, James C. Harris Jr. of Houma; two daughters, Dolores 
H. Desselle of Reserve and Pearl Harris of Houma; one daughter-in-law, Joyce T. 
Harris of Houma; two sons-in-law, Albert Desselle of Reserve and Joseph Taplett 
of Houma; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, 
nephews, relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband, James Harris Sr.; her parents, Richard 
Thomas and Millie Thomas; her stepfather, Alex Miller; one stepdaughter, Louise 
Parker; two brothers, Hudson Thomas Sr. and Freddie Thomas; and one sister, 
Elizabeth Bergeron.

She was a homemaker and a member of New Jerusalem Baptist Church.

Gertrude Geddes Willis-Terrebonne Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.