Mary Ruth Harris

Mrs. Harris passed from this life Thursday morning, May 2, 2019 at Chester County Healthcare in Henderson.

She was born Sunday, December 10, 1950 in Tiptonville, TN to the late James Arnold and Dosha Ann Bryant Wray. Mrs. Harris lived in Collierville for about 30 years before moving to this area of West Tennessee in the mid-1980's. She was a homemaker and in her spare time was a gifted artist. She loved to draw, paint and work with ceramics. She also enjoyed working puzzles, writing poetry, singing and dancing to music from the 50's and 60's and cooking. Her family was especially fond of her homemade lasagna and rolls. She will be lovingly remembered as a wonderful mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt.

She leaves two sons, Corey (Marian Lynn) Harris and Joey Harris, both of Jackson; one sister, Carol (Danny) Capps of Pinson; five grandchildren, Dakota, Chance, Chloe and David Harris, and Nikki Gonsalez; one great-grandchild, Emily Grace Harris; and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, David Wray.

Memorials may be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN. http://www.stjude.org