Submitted by: Mary Jo Koran

SBT 4/5/1998

Surnames:  Boyd – Dotson - Everidge – Greene – Hamilton - Harris – Lamb - Smith – Williams – Wilson

Cemetery:  St Joseph Valley Memorial Gardens

Roosevelt Harris

Feb. 27, 1930 - April 2, 1998

Roosevelt Harris, 68, beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother, who resided on North Johnson Street, South Bend, Ind., quietly passed into the waiting arms of Jesus in the early morning hours of Thursday, April 2, following an illness.

Roosevelt was born to the union of the late Allen and Seville (Williams) Harris, Sr., on Feb. 27, 1930, in Bonham, Texas.

In 1955, coming from Bonham, he moved to South Bend. He was united in holy matrimony to Mary Helen Everidge in Bonham.

He leaves to cherish his memory, his wife, Mary Helen; six daughters, Rose Mary Harris, Karen (Willie) Smith, Shellie Harris and Machell Harris, all of South Bend, Sandra (Clifton) Greene of Silverdale, Wash., and Stephanie (Roosevelt) Hamilton of San Diego, Calif.; two sons, Terry Harris and Tedric Harris, both of South Bend; 17 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; four sisters, Era Boyd and Leatha Wilson of Dallas, Texas, Ola Lamb of Phoenix, Ariz. and Claire Dotson of South Bend; four brothers, John Harris and A.J. Harris of Sulphur Springs, Texas, Allen Harris of Clovis, N.M. and Gloster ''Red'' Harris of South Bend; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by three sisters, Hazel Harris, Dorothy Jean Harris and Lillie Mae Harris; and by a brother, J.W. Harris.

In 1997, Roosevelt retired from the Robert Henry Construction Company as one of the top cement finishers in the area and was a member of Plastic and Cement Finishers, Local 692.

Roosevelt, a sharing, free-hearted neighbor and friend was a well-loved man.

Funeral services are scheduled for 1 p.m. on Wednesday at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church where he attended. Interment will follow at St. Joseph Valley Memorial Gardens.