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Bertha Harris Obituary

Bertha Harris ROCK HILL - Bertha George Harris, 101, of 503 Charrow Town Drive, died Tuesday, October 14, 2014, at UniHealth PAC of Rock Hill. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Catawba Ward, with Bishop Bob Trimnal Conducting. Burial will be at Grandview Memorial Park, Cherry Road. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Whitesell Funeral Home. A native of Rock Hill, Mrs. Harris was a daughter of the late Moroni James George and Hattie Milling George. She was a Master Potter and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She will be remembered as a loving mother and grandmother. Surviving are two sons, Paul Harris of Tenn. and Mitchell Harris of Rock Hill; three daughters, Rosa H. Humphries and Sharon Adkins, both of York and Violet Wilson of Edgemoor and a sister, Margaret Smith of Spartanburg. She was preceded in death by her husband of 75 years, George Furman Harris; her daughter Lorraine Griggs and her son Homer Harris. Memorials may be made to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Catawba Ward, 1989 Reservation Road, Rock Hill, S.C., 29730. Condolences may be sent to www.whitesellfuneralhome.net.

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Published by The Herald from Oct. 15 to Oct. 16, 2014.

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Brenda & Jimmy Craig & Family

October 17, 2014

May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.

Saundra Adkins & Darold Trader

October 16, 2014

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

Evelyn George

October 15, 2014

So sorry for the great loss but Thank you Jesus for letting us have her as long as we did.

The family of Rosa Taylor

October 15, 2014

To the family of the late Mrs Bertha Harris. What a wonderful woman she must have been to have such great loved ones as you with her to the very end. She lived a very long life with many stories to tell and to share. May God strengthen you and give you peace and comfort during your time of bereavement and may you continue her story with the love and caring of others that she taught you as her legacy. Our family touched spirits in a special way and we will forever love and remember you.
Love always, the family of Rosa Taylor, Mrs. Bertha's last suite mate. (Rose, Earline, Barbara,and Shemieka)

October 15, 2014

May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.

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