Polly A. (Parsons) Harrison, 77, of Westport, passed away on Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at St. Anne's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late Gordon F. and Jean E. (Smith) Parsons.
Ms. Harrison was born in upstate New York and had been a lifelong resident of Westport. She graduated from Westport High School and Southeastern Mass Technical Institute (now UMass Dartmouth). All who knew her will recall her as a rabid Boston Red Sox fan and New England Patriots supporter.
Polly’s skills in the kitchen were second to none. Her dinner parties were the stuff of legend. She loved to make others laugh; no one told a joke better than she or was willing to laugh at themselves more readily. Above all, she loved her children and grandchildren, with whom she spent many magical hours playing word games and telling stories.
Survivors include her son: Michael G. Harrison and his wife Sonia Pacheco of N. Dartmouth; her daughter: Sarah H. Leppert and her husband Drew of Reynolds,GA; a brother: David G. Parsons of Yardley, PA; 5 grandchildren: Alex, Olivia, Piper, Levi and J.D.; along with several nieces and nephews.
Memorial service to which relatives and friends are invited will be Monday, November 1, 2021 at Allen's Neck Friends Meeting, Dartmouth at 11:00 AM.
Memorial visitation will be Sunday, October 31, at the Potter Funeral Home from 4-7 PM.
Interment will be private.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Allen's Neck Friends Meeting, 739 Horseneck Rd., Dartmouth, MA 02748.