Phyllis Doreen Harris, of New Hampton (formerly of Government Hill, St. Michael, Bridgetown, Barbados, entered into rest on November 7, 2013. She was 90 years old
Born on June 29, 1923 in Bridgetown, Barbados, she was the daughter of the late Percy and Anne (Branker) Blackman.
She was married to the late James Henry Harris (2008).
A family statement reads: “For ninety years, she lived a serene life of the “Proverb Woman” always interceding to God on behalf of her husband and seven children. Her passing was just a reflection of the way she lived. Phyllis drifted off into eternal rest on Thursday, November 7, 2013 around 6:30 pm, surrounded by family members gathered at Orange Regional Medical Center, Middletown, NY. As much as we tried to cling onto the wings of this angelic soul, she got one glimpse of her heavenly home, bid us farewell and took flight. “
A homemaker, she was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Warwick and a former Deaconess for the Ivy Hill Church of God Church in Bridgetown, Barbados.
She is survived by her children: Tyra James and her husband Kenneth of Goshen, lisBarbara Nnaemeka and her husband Frank of London, England, Amber Harris of New Hampton, Joseph Harris and his wife Pauline of Bridgetown, Barbados, Winifred Schaeffer and her husband Jay of Queens, Heather Harris and her husband James Thomas of Brooklyn, and Esther Harris of Port Jervis. She is also survived by thirteen grandchildren: Elizabeth (Trevor), Berch (Valerie), Sean (Paulette), Randy (Lisa), Remi, Nicole, Trisha, Semper, Tochi, Cheka, Marc, Curtis and Vivian; 20 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be on Friday, November 15th, from 2-4 & 7-9 pm at Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home, 17 Oakland Avenue, Warwick. Funeral Service will be at 10:00 am on Saturday at the funeral home, followed by interment in Warwick Cemetery.