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Geneva Ardella <I>Rickert</I> Harris

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Geneva Ardella Rickert Harris

Birth
Warren, Huntington County, Indiana, USA
Death
19 Aug 2020 (aged 94)
Water Valley, Yalobusha County, Mississippi, USA
Burial
Servia, Wabash County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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She graduated from Bippus High School; after receiving her diploma, she went to work at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base during WWII.
Mrs. Geneva married her husband, Keith, on April 6, 1946. The two of them lived on their family farm up until their retirement. During her lifetime, Mrs. Harris worked at the local elementary school in Huntington Elementary School in addition to being a busy farm wife and homemaker. Geneva was very profound in her religious beliefs, grounded in her faith as a Christian, a trait that she passed down to her children.
Her family describes her as being very kind, generous, gentle, and faithful woman. She was her church’s pianist for many years, while also teaching Sunday school.
Mrs. Harris was preceded in death by her husband of 72 years, Keith E. Harris; her daughter, Sharon K. Harris; her son, Kenneth A. Harris; her brother Robert M. Rickert; her sister, Treva E. Schaeffer; and her parents, Elmer and Florence Rickert.
She graduated from Bippus High School; after receiving her diploma, she went to work at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base during WWII.
Mrs. Geneva married her husband, Keith, on April 6, 1946. The two of them lived on their family farm up until their retirement. During her lifetime, Mrs. Harris worked at the local elementary school in Huntington Elementary School in addition to being a busy farm wife and homemaker. Geneva was very profound in her religious beliefs, grounded in her faith as a Christian, a trait that she passed down to her children.
Her family describes her as being very kind, generous, gentle, and faithful woman. She was her church’s pianist for many years, while also teaching Sunday school.
Mrs. Harris was preceded in death by her husband of 72 years, Keith E. Harris; her daughter, Sharon K. Harris; her son, Kenneth A. Harris; her brother Robert M. Rickert; her sister, Treva E. Schaeffer; and her parents, Elmer and Florence Rickert.


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