Helen Harris

Obituary For Helen Harris

Helen T. Harris

Memphis - Helen T. Harris, age 91, passed away on June 28, 2019. Mrs. Harris was a retired schoolteacher for the Memphis City Schools system, where she served for 38 years. She is preceded in death by her husband, Bill Harris, daughter, Gwen Harris and son, Steve D. Harris and grandson, Daryl Taylor. She is survived by her beloved daughter Gayle (Melvin) Taylor of Baltimore, MD; one sister, Annetta Dangerfield of Philadelphia, PA; seven grandchildren: Gerald (Tracy) Taylor of Washington, D.C., Melanie Taylor of Baltimore, MD, Jay (LaTarsha) Mitchell, Stacey (Bryant) Nickens, Kellen (Meayna) Harris and Alex and Alisa Burton; 10 great grandchildren and one great great grandson, Dax.

The visitation will take place Thursday, July 11 from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. at R. S. Lewis Funeral Home, 2944 Walnut Grove Road. The funeral will be held Friday, July 12 at Noon at Ward Chapel A.M.E. Church with a burial to follow at West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery.