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Mary Elizabeth “Betty” <I>Thompson</I> Harris

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Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Thompson Harris

Birth
Rodney, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA
Death
Jun 1953 (aged 77–78)
Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Calico Rock, Izard County, Arkansas, USA GPS-Latitude: 36.1235246, Longitude: -92.1333393
Memorial ID
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Mary E. Thompson 18 of Elizabeth, AR
md 13 Aug 1893 in Fulton County, AR
S. R. Harris, Jr 20 of Elizabeth, AR

They share a double gravestone.
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Calico Rock Progress, Calico Rock, AR
Jun 26, 1953

Mrs Betty Harris Dies Saturday at Age of 78.

Mrs Betty Harris one of Calico Rock's oldest and most highly respected citizens died at St. John's Infirmary in Springfield, Mo., Saturday afternoon at 5:50 o'clock, following an illness of several weeks.

Mrs Harris had been a resident of Calico Rock for 41 years and practically all of her life was spent in this section of Izard County. She was 78 years of age. Born in the vicinity of Rodney, her early life was spent there, where she was married to S. R. Harris, who preceded her in death by several years. She had been a member of the Church of Christ since girlhood.

Surviving are four sons, Burlin Harris of Los Angeles, Calif., Rector Harris of Wichita, Kansas, Elmer Harris of Grainesville, Mo., and Warner Harris of Tonganoxie, Kansas; two brothers, Noah Thompson of Kansas City, Kansas and Huie Thompson of Harrison, Ark.; one sister, Mrs Frankie Bunch of Tulsa, Okla., 25 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.

The funeral was held Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. at the Calico Rock Church of Christ by Eld. T. H. Sherrill of Newport. Hall Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements. Burial was in Roselawn Cemetery.

Pall bearers were: Spence Harris, A. H. Matthews, Ernest Wiseman, Lowell Sexton, Max Cheney and Reece Brooks.

Missouri Death Certificate:
Mary Elizabeth Harris
b. 20 March 1875 Arkansas
d. 21 June 1953 Springfield, Greene Co., Missouri St. John's Mercy Infirmary
female white widowed
Husband: Silas R. Harris
Father: Lewis R. Thompson
Mother: Nancy Beavers
Buried: Rose Lawn Cemetery, Izard Co., Arkansas
Informant: Elmer Harris, Gainesville, Missouri
Mary E. Thompson 18 of Elizabeth, AR
md 13 Aug 1893 in Fulton County, AR
S. R. Harris, Jr 20 of Elizabeth, AR

They share a double gravestone.
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Calico Rock Progress, Calico Rock, AR
Jun 26, 1953

Mrs Betty Harris Dies Saturday at Age of 78.

Mrs Betty Harris one of Calico Rock's oldest and most highly respected citizens died at St. John's Infirmary in Springfield, Mo., Saturday afternoon at 5:50 o'clock, following an illness of several weeks.

Mrs Harris had been a resident of Calico Rock for 41 years and practically all of her life was spent in this section of Izard County. She was 78 years of age. Born in the vicinity of Rodney, her early life was spent there, where she was married to S. R. Harris, who preceded her in death by several years. She had been a member of the Church of Christ since girlhood.

Surviving are four sons, Burlin Harris of Los Angeles, Calif., Rector Harris of Wichita, Kansas, Elmer Harris of Grainesville, Mo., and Warner Harris of Tonganoxie, Kansas; two brothers, Noah Thompson of Kansas City, Kansas and Huie Thompson of Harrison, Ark.; one sister, Mrs Frankie Bunch of Tulsa, Okla., 25 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.

The funeral was held Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. at the Calico Rock Church of Christ by Eld. T. H. Sherrill of Newport. Hall Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements. Burial was in Roselawn Cemetery.

Pall bearers were: Spence Harris, A. H. Matthews, Ernest Wiseman, Lowell Sexton, Max Cheney and Reece Brooks.

Missouri Death Certificate:
Mary Elizabeth Harris
b. 20 March 1875 Arkansas
d. 21 June 1953 Springfield, Greene Co., Missouri St. John's Mercy Infirmary
female white widowed
Husband: Silas R. Harris
Father: Lewis R. Thompson
Mother: Nancy Beavers
Buried: Rose Lawn Cemetery, Izard Co., Arkansas
Informant: Elmer Harris, Gainesville, Missouri


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