Mary Blanch Harris

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Mary Blanch Harris (Petty)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia, United States
Death: January 26, 1982 (79)
Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States
Place of Burial: Cliff Hill Cemetery, Versailles, Ripley County, Indiana, USA
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Joseph William Petty; Louinda Jane Petty and Louinda "India" Jane Petty
Wife of Clarence Ellard Harris
Sister of Cosby Sarah Roth; Floyd P Petty; Earl William Petty, Jr; James Henry Petty; Joseph H. Petty and 4 others

Managed by: Richard Leo Schroeder
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About Mary Blanch Harris

The Republic, Columbus, Indiana, Monday, January 27, 1982:

Retired McKinley Teacher
Mary B. Harris
Rites Thursday

    Funeral services for Mary B. Harris, 79, of 3476 Washington, will be conducted by Dr. William H. Griffith at 1 p.m. Thursday at Hathaway-Myers Funeral Chapel, where persons may call until 8 o'clock tonight and until time of service Thursday.

Burial will be at Cliff Hill Cemetery at Versailles.
Mrs. Harris died at 9:20 a.m. Tuesday at Columbus Convalescent Center.
She was born in Carroll County, Va., Feb. 27, 1902, the daughter of Joseph W. and Louinda Shockley Petty. She was married June 11, 1932, at Versailles, to Clarence E. Harris, who died Oct. 4, 1964.
A 1922 graduate of Henryville High School and a graduate of Butler University, Mrs. Harris taught in Bartholomew County schools and was teaching at McKinley Elementary School when she retired in 1966.
She was a member of First Baptist Church, Alice Court of the Order of Amaranth, Indiana State Teachers Association and Order of the Eastern Star at Versailles.
Survivors include two brothers, Leland E. Petty, also of 3476 Washington, Earl W. Petty of Scottsburg; two sisters, Ethel Petty of Henryville and Mrs. C. E. Roth of Louisville, and several nieces and nephews.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Sep 30 2023, 10:59:24 UTC

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Mary Blanch Harris's Timeline

1902
February 27, 1902
Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia, United States
1982
January 26, 1982
Age 79
Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States
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Cliff Hill Cemetery, Versailles, Ripley County, Indiana, USA