Mildred Catherine Eades Harris

Mildred Catherine Eades Harris, 87, of Roanoke, went to be with the Lord, Friday November 14, 2008. Cathy Harris was born June 27, 1921, in Roanoke, Virginia, to the late Frank Arthur Eades and the late Margaret Catherine Dorsey Eades. She attended schools in the city of Roanoke, including St. Andrews Catholic School, and Jefferson High School. She was in the Class of 1944 of Longwood College (Farmville State Teachers College). She was a founder of the Roanoke Academy of Medicine Ladies Auxiliary and a Dame of The Order of Saint John of Jerusalem The Knights of Rhodes and Malta. Mrs. Harris shared a happy marriage with the late John Louis Harris, Jr., MD, for 61 years and is survived by her loving family, daughter, Judith W. Harris Smith and husband, Robert, of Heath Springs, S.C.; sons, John L. Harris, III, DDS and wife, Judy, of Roanoke, Frank M. Harris and wife, Sheila, of Niceville, Fla.; grandsons, Gregory L. Smith, of Charlotte, N.C. and John L. Harris, IV and wife, Dale, of Brussels, Belgium; granddaughters, Jill C. Smith, of Charlotte, N.C., Jennifer H. Tice and husband, Randall, of Lynchburg, Va., and Rebecca A. Harris, of Roanoke; sister, Josephine E. Bear, of Roanoke ; and sister-in-law, Patti M. Harris, of Pittsview, Ala.; as well as a host of nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Mildred Eades Harris Memorial Fund, c/o St. Thomas of Canterbury Anglican Catholic Church, 4910 Hubert Road (at Hershberger), Roanoke, VA, 24012. The Burial Office for Cathy Harris will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at St. Thomas of Canterbury Church, Roanoke, by The Rev. Canon Marvin Gardner, Ph.D. A reception will follow the service in the Fellowship Hall of the church. A private inurnment will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Simpson Funeral Home, 366-0707.