Mary Lynn Harris, 87, passed away Monday, May 9, 2022. She was a long time resident of Crawfordsville and moved with her husband Terry to Bloomfield Township in retirement.
Mary Lynn was an active, contributing member of the Crawfordsville community and a longtime member of the First United Methodist Church. She was a member of the Crawfordsville Art League and taught for the Crawfordsville Community Schools. She acted as the Director of the Even Start Program in Crawfordsville and was forever dedicated to the teaching concepts that made the program possible. While she had a passion for teaching and serving her community, her greatest passion was devoted to her family. She believed and often said, “Family, is the most important thing”. She guided and served her family, teaching that caring and loving others is a gift. The smile on her face echoed the love & gratitude that she felt for family & friends. Mary Lynn will be forever missed by all her family & friends.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband Terry and is survived by her children and their spouses, Terry and Liz Harris, Barbara and Kurt Heuerman and Nancy and Bruce Pearce; her grandchildren, Sydney and Jackson Harris, Andy Heuerman and Katelyn Brech, Jen and Dan Durance and David and Emily Pearce; and her great-grandchildren, Crosby and Sullivan Durance. She is also survived by her loving sister and her husband, Dorothy and Lyle Fogel, and her niece and nephew Jennifer Yoder and George Fogel.
A family memorial service will be held in Michigan and a memorial website is established in her honor at marylynn-harris.forevermissed.com. If desired, friends may make memorial contributions to the Montgomery County Community Foundation, Mary Lynn and Terry Harris Fund. https://www.mccf-in.org.
Condolences may be sent to the family at the forever missed website, or 9545 Cedargrove, Clarkston, MI 48348.
