Joyce Jenkins Harris, 84

Joyce Jenkins Harris, 84, of Shelby, passed away on Saturday, August 01, 2015.

A native of Cleveland County, she was born on October 02, 1930, a daughter of the late Jess Jenkins and Ada Caldwell Jenkins. She retired as an LPN at Wesley Nursing Center. She was a member of Cliffside Baptist Church and was formerly the pianist at her home church, Macedonia Baptist Church of Kings Mountain, North Carolina and worked in Vacation Bible School.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her granddaughter, Lauren Harris; one brother, Ken Jenkins; two sisters, Jane Jenkins and Maxine Trimmier. She is survived by her husband Charles Harris; three sons, Chip Harris and wife Leigh of Monroe, NC, Todd Harris of Atlanta, Georgia and Jimmy Harris and wife Debra of Charlotte; her grandchildren, Charlie Harris, Natalie Harris, Jordan Webb and Courtney Webb.

Funeral services were held Cliffside Baptist Church with the Rev. Joey Cantrell officiating. Entombment followed in the Cleveland Memorial Park Mausoleum.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations are suggested to Cliffside Baptist Church Building Fund, PO Box 336, Cliffside, NC 28024 or The Life Enrichment Center of Shelby, 110 Life Enrichment Boulevard, Shelby, NC 28150.

McKinney-Landreth & Carroll Funeral and Cremation Service is serving the Harris family.