Gayle HarrisNORTH WEBSTER – Gayle Harris, 84, of Leesburg, passed away at 11:10 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 23, 2019, at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse.
She was born on March 25, 1935, in Anderson, to Fay Newton and Dessie Anderson Kern.
She graduated in 1953 from Anderson High School, received her B.S. degree in 1957 from Hanover College, and her master’s degree from Ball State. She was married on Feb. 1, 1958, in Anderson, to Donald L. “Don” Harris, who preceded her on Feb. 1, 2018. She moved to the Leesburg area in 1965 from Liberty. She was a teacher for 41 years, having taught in Anderson, West Lafayette, Union County and at North Webster Elementary for her final 35 years.
She was a member of North Webster Church of God and Phi Mu Sorority.
She is survived by daughter, LeAnn Harris, of Leesburg; three sons: O.V. Harris, of North Webster; Tim (Minona) Harris, of Warsaw; and Todd (Kristene) Harris, of Warsaw; one granddaughter; one stepgranddaughter; one stepgrandson; two stepgreat-grandchildren; and a sister-in-law, Nora Harris, of Anderson.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and brother, Francis Kern.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26 at Owen Family Funeral Home, St. Rd. 13 & CR 500N, North Webster. Funeral services will follow at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26 in the funeral home with Pastor Jeff Boyer officiating. Cremation will take place at Cremation Services of Kosciusko County, 4356 N. St. Rd 15, Warsaw.
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Memorials to the North Webster Public Library, P.O. Box 8, North Webster, IN 46555.
To send condolences to the family in memory of Gayle Harris, please visit www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com.
