Mary Genevieve Harris' Obituary
Harris, Genevieve “Gennie” Taylor died February 18, 2019. Mrs. Harris will be remembered with love and affection by her family and friends and for her faith, kindness, laughter, spunk, and love of family and friends. Born May 10, 1920 to Tollie Chisenhall & Charles C. Taylor in Burleson, TX. She was preceded in death by her husband John N. Harris, Jr., an attorney and native of Dallas, brothers and sisters, Winston F. Taylor, Melba Taylor Warren, Charlie C. Taylor, Jack C. Taylor and Shirley Taylor Shirejian Miles.Memorial services will be held 1:00 PM Saturday, March 2 in The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 11122 Midway Rd. where she was a member for 60 years, and was a member of the Altar Guild for 43 years, retiring in 2001.Prior to that she and John helped start St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church, Dallas. There she also served as a member of the Altar Guild. In addition to her church Gennie was a member of The Dallas Woman’s Club, The Marianne Scruggs Garden Club, Alpha Delta Pi Sorority and a past president of The Lyceum Club. As a family history researcher she was a member of the John Cavet Chapter of the U. S. Daughters of 1812, Jane Douglas Chapter of NSDAR, Dallas County Pioneer Association, and Founding Families of the State of South Carolina. She graduated from Paschal HS in Ft. Worth, attended Texas Tech College, Lubbock and The University of Texas at Austin. During WWII she worked at the Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi and Delta Airlines in Ft. Worth. After the war Delta transferred her to Dallas where she and her husband met and were married in 1952.Gennie is survived by daughter Mary Patricia and husband Bruce A. Noller, grandchildren Adam Charles and Laura Ann Noller, husband John’s son John Maxwell Harris and wife Donna, grandson Brian Douglas Harris & wife Emily, great grandchildren Holden Maxwell Harris & Abigail Harris, John’s son Douglas Bartlett Harris, grandchildren John & Beth Harris. Also many beloved nieces and nephews and their families. In lieu of flowers, if desired, memorials may be given to charity of your choice or Children’s Medical Center Foundation, 2777 Stemmons Fwy., Suite 1700, Dallas, TX 75207 or Ronald McDonald House, 5641 Medical Center Dr., Dallas, TX 75235 or Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, 2222 Welborn St., Dallas 75219 or North Dallas Shared Ministries, 2875 Merrell Road, 75229.
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