Willie N. R. Harrison

Published 9:53 am Wednesday, November 4, 2020

Funeral services for Ms. Willie Nell Reese Harrison of Bassfield were held on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, at 11 a.m. at Progress Missionary Baptist Church.  Interment was in the Reese Cemetery in Bassfield.  Rev. Roy L. Thompson officiated.  Reeves Funeral Home Inc., of Mount Olive was in charge of the arrangements.

Ms. Harrison passed away at her residence on Oct. 22, 2020.

Honorary pallbearers were  Dennis Reese, Danny Hughes Jr, Braelyn Harrison, Johnathon Reese, Rev. Kenneth Harrison, Brandon Harrison, Kedric Reese and Alphonso Reese

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Pallbearers were  Darryl Sims, Duane Thompson, Ray Charles Thompson, Rickey Myers, Christopher Fairley, Curt Mikell  and Wilbur Myers

Flower ladies were nieces and cousins.

Ms. Harrison attended Bassfield High School and was a lifelong member of Progress Missionary Baptist Church where she was active in the choir and served as Vice President.

She was a faithful employee of KLH for 18 years.  She was also a dedicated Burial Insurance Agent for Reeves Funeral Home for many years.  She was dedicated to her family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, S. T. Reese and Maggie Reese; one sister, Gracie Griffith and brothers, Sammie Reese, Charles Reese and Johnny Reese.

Survivors include children, Dennis Reese, Pamela Potts (Reco), and Kenneth Harrison (Brandis);  four grandchildren, Latisha Young, Danny Hughes, Brandon Harrison and Braelyn Harrison;  two great grandchildren, Kennedi Payton and Ava Hughes;  step-sister, Nellie Jean Brown and a host of nieces, nephews, other family and friends.