Garland Ruth Harris' Obituary
SERVICES- 1:00 PM Tuesday, May 12, 2015 in the Eleventh St. Baptist Church in Shamrock.
INTERMENT- Shamrock Cemetery in Shamrock.
ARRANGEMENTS - Robertson Funeral Directors of Shamrock.
A long time Shamrock, Texas resident, Garland was born May 18, 1925 in Kingston, Missouri to Alton Guy and Ruth Baker Coates. Garland met and married George Harris in 1953. Garland was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend to many. She loved gardening and working in her yard.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY- her parents; her husband; 2 daughters, Judy Chalones Harris and Maggie Harris Harrel; and 2 brothers.
SURVIVORS- 2 sons, Jimmie Harris of Shamrock and Roy Harris and wife Yolanda of Friendswood; a daughter, Georgia Lanham and husband Kenney of Dumas; 5 sisters; and a host of loving grandchildren and great grandchildren.
MEMORIALS – The family request memorials be sent to a favorite charity.
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