Shirley Harris

Shirley Joan Harris, the 3rd child of Ruby and Essic Fennoy was born on August 15, 1932 in Detroit, Michigan. Shirley made her transition on Friday, September 28, 2012. Her prayer was to make her transition at home with her loved ones. God granted her wish. Shirley was preceded in death by both parents.
Shirley attended Cass Technical High School, a Detroit Public School. In 1953, Shirley married the love of her life Lloyd C. Harris (L.C.) who preceded her in death, to this union a daughter was born (Lorri). Shirley worked at Michigan Bell (Ma Bell) where she had worked endlessly for 30 years until her retirement in 1990. Shirley was definitely one who was not afraid to speak her mind, often times the words hurt yet they were meant to be an eye opener with an abundance of unconditional love. After speaking her mind, Shirley would light up a cigarette and drink a Pepsi.

Shirley was known throughout her family for cooking, bak-ing, and making home made ice cream. Her partners in crime for cooking, were her sisters Elsie Mary and Hazel which they gained the experience from their mother Ruby. To know Shirley was to love her. Shirley received Christ at an early age when she joined Mount Olive Baptist Church.

Preceding Shirley in death were six siblings Elsie Mary, Don-ald, Theotis, Samuel, Beverly, and Dennis.
Shirley leaves to cherish her memories: Three Daughters, Sharon Mitchell, Nancy Hemingway, and Lorri Campbell; Four grand-children, Kim Simmons, Gaye Mitchell-James, Whitnee Davenport, and Spencer Campbell; Five great grand children, William Mitchell, Michael James, Charles Simmons, Anthony Simmons and Madison Miskel; Two Great-Great grand children Mekhi Mitchell and Makenzie Mitchell; One brother Hence Fennoy; Three sisters, Francine Wilder, Hazel Windhom and Judith Smith; Five special sons Norman Johnson III, James Windhom (Yolanda), Eric Windhom (Michelle), Errol Wind-hom (Shannon), and Marcus Windhom (Gail); and a host of nieces, nephews, other family members and friends.

I will always love my momma, thank you for all the pain and tears you endured making sure that home was in order, thank you for instilling in me the importance of loving, trusting, and keeping GOD first in all that I do. Your values will not go in vain, I promised you that I will do as you and daddy want me to do, and that is to be the best that I can in all that I do. It was mentioned that as you closed your eyes on this side, you were opening your eyes on the other side simultaneously, this was the reassurance that we gave each other of putting our trust in GOD. Mommy and Daddy, I miss and love you both.
Your baby girl,
Lorri