Leona Lewis "Tootsie" Harris

Leona Lewis "Tootsie" Harris obituary

Leona Harris Obituary

HARRIS Leona "Tootsie" Lewis Harris entered into eternal rest on November 12, 2012. She was born January 24, 1944 and was a lifelong resident of New Orleans, LA who was educated in the Orleans Parish School System; along with being a bus monitor in Orleans Parish she held other various jobs throughout her life. She is the beloved mother of Rochele Jones (James Stroder), Dana, the late Roland A. Harris Jr., and Joshua Jones. She leaves to cherish her memories, her siblings, Marion, Bernice, Bertha, Jane, Gwendolyn, Patricia, Ronald, Donald, Darryl and Milton, six grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren, four great-great grandchildren, her ex-husband Roland A. Harris Sr., six god-children, two daughters-in-law, three sons-in-law, eight sisters-in-law, four brothers-in-law and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. She is preceded in death by her parents, Esau Sr. and Loretta J. Lewis, and siblings, Alice Debose, Dorothy Francis, Esau Lewis Jr., Paul Joseph and Jimmy Lawrence. Family and friends are invited to attend the Home going Celebration of Mrs. Leona's life on Saturday, November 17, 2012 at Charbonnet-Labat-Glapion Funeral Home, 1615 St. Philip St., NOLA for 2:00 pm. Interment is in Holt Cemetery, City Park Ave. Visitation begins at 1:00 pm. CHARBONNET-LABAT-GLAPION 581-4411

Published by The Times-Picayune from Nov. 15 to Nov. 16, 2012.
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V Berry

November 20, 2012

TO THE FAMILY OF TOOTSIE MY THROUGHTS AND PRAYS ARE WITH YOU. IN TIME LIKE THESE JUST LEAN ON JESUS CAUSE WILL BRING YOU THOUGH YOUR SORROW HE HIS THE WAY AND ONLY WAY. TOOTSIE WAS MY FREIND AND THE GODMOTHER OF MY SON AND SHE WILL TRULY TRULY BE MISS SHE WAS THE ONE THAT I LOVE AND STILL LOVE. SHE WAS ALSO A WONDERFUL MOTHER. I WILL MISS MY FREIND.

June Howard

November 19, 2012

To the family of Tootsie my thought and prays are with you and she was a wonderful mother she will truly be miss and in time like these you need a saver call Jesus he is the way. She was a friend of mines and I will truly truly miss her.

June Howard

November 19, 2012

To The Family of Tootsie,
I am dearly sorry for your lost and will continue to keep your family in my prayers. I know our Lord will give you all the strenght you need in your time of sorrow. May your loved one rest in peace! The Hebrard's The Julukes, The Crowden's, The James, and The Richard's Familes.

Stella Hebrard-Williams

November 18, 2012

Rest in peace Tootsie. U wil be miss

tracy woods Hankton

November 17, 2012

MY LOVING SISTER YOU WILL TRULY BE MISS YOU ARE IN A BETTER PLACE WITH GOD NO MORE PAIN AN SUFFERING. WE ARE GOING TO KEEP THE FAITH AN ALWAYS REMEMBER EARTH HAVE NO SORROW THAT GOD CAN NOT HEAL. I LOVE MY FAMILY AN WILL KEEP PRAYING FOR US. AUNTEE PATRICIA

PATRICIA LEWIS

November 17, 2012

TO ROCHELE,DANA,JOSHUA YOU ALL HAVE MY DEEPEST SYMPATHY TOOTSIE HAS ALWAYS BEEN LIKE A SISTER TO ME AND I LOVE YOU ALL WHAT EVERY YOU NEED CALL ME. I WILL CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR OUR FAMILY. PLEASE KEEP THE FAITH TEE PEE

PAULETTE GALLE-TAYLOR

November 17, 2012

My second mom...You're at home with other family members. R.I.P. and know that you will live on in the hearts of everyone who loved and knew you... God Bless!!!

Giselle Johnson

November 17, 2012

Tootsie, you will truly be missed. Thanks for being a wonderful & beautiful Auntie for all the years I've been around. You're in the BEST hands ever. Rest "Too", smile down in each and everyone of us!

Catina Smith-Rayford

November 16, 2012

Family,

This has really been too much! First Lil Man, now Tootsie. But one thing we all know is that God makes no mistakes. She is resting in the bossom of the Lord Almighty. Lil Man met her at the golden gates of heaven and now the promise of eternal life is with them. I am praying for the strength for all of us to get through this because such a great loss is hard to overcome. If you stay in prayer, I assure you, it will be allright. Have faith in God!

Denise Montana-Stevenson

November 16, 2012

To Tootsie family always was so kind to me whenever you saw me you will be missed. May God give the family strength in these difficult times.

Ann Woods Gaten

November 16, 2012

I Love You Mom, you will truly be missed, but I'm ok cause you're in good hands, your baby,

Dana Angel

November 15, 2012

I Love you Mom, you will truly be missed, but I'm ok you're in good hands.
Your baby,

Dana Angel

November 15, 2012

I love you mom, you will truly be missed, but I'm ok, you're in good hands.
Your baby

Dana

November 15, 2012

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