Flarilla Harris

Flarilla Harris entered eternal rest on Saturday, February 11, 2023, at her home in Washington, D.C. Flarilla was born on August 28, 1941, in Miller’s Ferry, Wilcox County, Alabama to the late Johnnie Marshall and Sadie Mae McArthur-Marshall. She was raised by her father and mother until she was nine, when her father died. Her early education was at the Wilcox County Training School where she graduated in 1959. After graduating, she soon moved to New York City with her sister Lela. Her sister would introduce her to George Leo Harris Jr., whom she married and from this union they had three beautiful children: Angela, Kim Celeste and D. Ramon. Flarilla initially worked as a PACT volunteer at Stanton Elementary School, where her children attended school. Year later she returned to Stanton to serve as a substitute teacher. She was a long-time member of Young’s Memorial Church of Christ in Washington, D.C. She was a founding member of the Young’s Memorial Daycare Center where she also served on the daycare’s Board of Directors. Sister Harris worked as the Assistant Director and a Teacher helping to teach Christian values and mold young minds. She loved singing and served on several committees and eventually became the President of the Sanctuary Choir. She enjoyed dining out with her daughter Angela, sister (Lela) and traveling to Ohio to visit her mother (deceased) and relatives in Ohio. She had a passion for shopping; dining out; working with children, celebrating her children and grandkids accomplishments. She had a humble, soft-spoken, warm, and gentle spirit. Although she didn’t try to draw attention to herself, she was noticed for her subtle beauty, fashionable style, and quiet demeanor. She was preceded in death by her parents Johnnie Marshall and Sadie Mae McArthur-Marshall, husband George Leo Harris, Jr., her brothers Walter Vaughn, Albert James (“AJ”), and Johnnie, Sr., her brother-in-law Aaron Baldwin Sr. Flarilla leaves to cherish her loving memories her children: Angela Harris, Kim Harris-Cobb (Gerald), and son D. Harris, grandchildren: Jerrell, Jamal, and Malaka Cobb, Siblings: Marzetta Baldwin, and Lela Dicks, Sister-in-laws: Anne Vaughn and Joyce C. Harris, her many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

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Flarilla Harris

August 28, 1941 - February 11, 2023