Funeral services for Betty Frances Jacqueline Powell Harris, 75, of Sycamore, GA, will be held at 2:30 P.M., Saturday, January 10, 2015 at Perry Funeral Chapel in Ashburn, GA. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Harris went home on Thursday, January 8, 2015 at her residence in Sycamore, GA.
The daughter of the late David and Elizabeth Hancock Powell, she was born in Cook County, GA on May 30, 1939. She was retired from Coats and Clark and was a homemaker. She was a member of the House of Prayer, Ashburn, GA where she served as a prayer warrior for Westside Ministries. She was on the 1st trip with Westside Ministries to Russia and Honduras. She made 40 trips with Westwide Ministries to Honduras, Russia and Turkey.
Survivors include her husband John Carlton (J.C.) Harris, Sr. of Sycamore, GA., two sons, Clay (Tammy) Harris of Sycamore, GA, Carl (Sheila) Harris of Sycamore, GA, one daughter, Regina (Charles) Fortson of Sycamore, GA. Surviving also are 6 brothers, M.C. (Jewellean) Powell; Charles (Lizzie) Powell; Jack (Linda) Powell; Alvin (Shirley) Powell; Wayne (Patsy) Powell; Dale (Amy) Powell all of Worth Co., GA. and two sisters, Laverne (Harmon) Marchant, Tifton, GA, Harriett (Michael) Avery, Sycamore, GA, nineteen grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
The family will receive friends Saturday, January 10, 2015 from l:00 PM until the hour of service at Perry Funeral Chapel.