Jean Downs Harris Obituary
The memory of Jean Downs Harris of Kings Mountain, North Carolina, who passed away on October 17, 2024 at the age of 86, will forever remain in the hearts of those touched by this precious presence in their lives. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Jean Downs Harris to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, James Henri and Elizabeth Groome Arthur; her husband John O. Harris, Jr.; her sisters, Marion Arthur Thomasson and Peggy Arthur Miller; and her parents-in-law, Senator J. Ollie Harris Sr. and Abbie Wall Harris.
She is survived by: her children, John O. Harris III of Kings Mountain, NC and Elizabeth Harris Lindberg (Paul Lindberg Jr.) of Nassau Bay, TX; her grandchildren, John O. Harris IV of Raleigh, NC, Abbie Downs Harris of Raleigh, NC, Layla Ann Harris of Raleigh, NC and Paul Edwin Lindberg III of Nassau Bay, TX; her sister Shirley Arthur Kinneman of Jacksonville, FL; her close friend Charles Yelton of Kings Mountain, NC; her sister-in-law Becky Harris of Kings Mountain, NC.; and also, Marc Yelton (Jennifer), Austin Yelton and Jina Motts (Richard). She is also survived by her family, friends.
INTERMENT: Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain, North Carolina, In lieu of flowers, the Harris family requests that donations in Jean's memory be made to Central Methodist Church at 113 S. Piedmont Avenue, Kings Mountain, NC 28086 or to Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute at AtriumHealthFoundation.org/tribute, GUEST REGISTER AVAILABLE AT http://www.harrisfunerals.com ARRANGEMENTS: HARRIS FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICES, KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA.
