Betty Jean Harris

Betty Jean Harris, 89, passed away Monday September 27, 2021 in Graham.  Graveside funeral will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday September 30, 2021 at Newcastle Cemetery under the direction of Morrison Funeral Home.

Betty was born February 12, 1932 in Newcastle, Texas to the late Lilly Irene (Brogdon) Reynolds and Emory Peters Reynolds, Sr.  She was a lifetime resident of Newcastle and a former store clerk.  Betty married Tommy Gene Harris in 1949 and he preceded her in death in 1981.

Survivors include; daughters, Brenda Stewart and husband Jerry of Newcastle, Dinky Nantz and husband Schuyler of Graham; sisters, Polly Reynolds and Rita Taylor both of Newcastle; grandchildren, Brad Nantz, Kimberly Gibbons, Eric Stewart, Phillip Stewart, Shanna Fulton, Keeli Harris, and Mason Nantz; great grandchildren, Keira Harris, Hayden Gibbons, Liam Gibbons, Abbey and Cheyenne Humphries, and Rhiana and Layla Stewart; also surviving are several nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be Wednesday from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Morrison Funeral Home.

Betty was preceded in death by her husband, son Tommy Newt Harris, grandson Tommy Newt Harris, Jr., brothers Walter, Mart, Spain and Cotton Reynolds and sisters Juanita Duncan and Shirley Reynolds.