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Submitted: 8/6/12 • Approved: 10/21/23 • Last Updated: 10/24/23 • R738635-G228171-S3
Berl
October 12, 1911 - February 8, 1990
Effie
September 28, 1913 - November 24, 2009
*Obituary
McDonald County Times
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Effie C. Harris, 96, of Gravette, Ark., died Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, at Highland Health Care in Bella Vista, Ark. She was born Sept 28, 1913, in Southwest City, Mo., to John Pritchard and Adeline Locke Pritchard.
She was raised and educated in Southwest City, Mo. Effie married Berl L. Harris in 1938 in Beaty, Ark. They farmed in the Gravette, Ark., area. She was a very faithful member of the Maysville Missionary Baptist Church for many years. She was an avid quilter and handmade many quilts. She also enjoyed cooking for her family.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Berl L. Harris; a son, Bobby Gene Harris; a grandson, Lonnie Kale Harris; one brother, A.J. Pritchard; and four sisters, Hazel Shobe, Winnie Parish, Ola Pritchard and Dorothy Lou Worthen.
She is survived by two sons, Dick Harris of Gravette, Ark., and Berl Dean Harris and wife, Mary, of Gravette, Ark.; 14 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren.
Visitation was from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27, 2009, at the Bella Vista Funeral Home Chapel in Bella Vista, Ark. Funeral services were at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009, at the Maysville Missionary Baptist Church in Maysville, Ark., with Pastor Raymond Scott officiating. Burial was at the Lee Cemetery in Sulphur Springs, Ark.
Online condolences may be made at www.funeralmation.com.
Married September 4, 1948
Contributed on 8/6/12 by wfields55
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