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Betty Jean <I>Thornton</I> Harris

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Betty Jean Thornton Harris

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7 Dec 2007 (aged 60)
Burial
Clay County, Florida, USA Add to Map
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Betty Jean Harris, 60, went home to be with the Lord on Friday December 7, 2007. She was born in Bradford County, FL in 1947 to the late, Truby and Florine Woods Thornton.

She resided in Jacksonville most of her life. She retired from the Duval County School Board after 26 years of service. She is preceded in death by her son, Michael Ray Harris.

Survivors include her husband of 40 years, Ray Harris; daughter, Angela McKenna (Richard McKenna Jr.-deceased) step-son, Wendell Harris; brothers, Daniel Thornton (Anna), J.W. Thornton (Pat), Leslie Thornton, Charles Thornton, and Wayne Thornton; grandchildren, Christy, Christopher, and Cheryl McKenna, and Carmen Harris; and a host of loving nieces, nephews other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday December 11, at 11am in the Chapel of Cedar Bay Funeral Home, 405 New Berlin Road, Jacksonville, with Rev. Joe Midyette, and Rev. Archie Coleman officiating. Interment will follow in Long Branch Cemetery, Maxville. The family will receive friends on Monday evening from 6pm until 8pm at the funeral home.
Betty Jean Harris, 60, went home to be with the Lord on Friday December 7, 2007. She was born in Bradford County, FL in 1947 to the late, Truby and Florine Woods Thornton.

She resided in Jacksonville most of her life. She retired from the Duval County School Board after 26 years of service. She is preceded in death by her son, Michael Ray Harris.

Survivors include her husband of 40 years, Ray Harris; daughter, Angela McKenna (Richard McKenna Jr.-deceased) step-son, Wendell Harris; brothers, Daniel Thornton (Anna), J.W. Thornton (Pat), Leslie Thornton, Charles Thornton, and Wayne Thornton; grandchildren, Christy, Christopher, and Cheryl McKenna, and Carmen Harris; and a host of loving nieces, nephews other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday December 11, at 11am in the Chapel of Cedar Bay Funeral Home, 405 New Berlin Road, Jacksonville, with Rev. Joe Midyette, and Rev. Archie Coleman officiating. Interment will follow in Long Branch Cemetery, Maxville. The family will receive friends on Monday evening from 6pm until 8pm at the funeral home.


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  • Created by: Susan
  • Added: Apr 22, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26207141/betty_jean-harris: accessed ), memorial page for Betty Jean Thornton Harris (14 Mar 1947–7 Dec 2007), Find a Grave Memorial ID 26207141, citing Long Branch Cemetery, Clay County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Susan (contributor 46770931).