Funeral services for Mrs. Earnestine Henderson Harris, 90, of Ferriday, LA will be held Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 10am from Mercy Seat Baptist Church in Ferriday under the directions of Concordia Funeral Home of Ferriday. Visitation will be held Tuesday evening from 5pm to 7pm at the funeral home. She will be interred beside her husband, Edward Harris at the Natchez National Cemetery in Natchez. Bishop Justin Conner will officiate.

Mrs. Harris was born in Ferriday, the daughter of Walter and Beatrice Wallace Henderson and died at the Camelot Leisure Living Home in Ferriday.

She is survived by her loving and devoted children, Joyce Burns of Ferriday; Malcolm Tyler and his wife, Phyllis of Missouri; Beatrice Conner of Texas; one brother, Leroy Henderson of Harvey, LA; one sister, Elizabeth Calhoun of Arlington, TX. In addition to a number of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and other relatives and many friends throughout the Miss-Lou area.

Preceding her in death are her husband, one son, James Tyler, one daughter,  Lillie Mae Taylor.

WHAT MOTHERS DO. . .

She carried us under her heart, loved us before we were born. She took God's hand and walked us through the "Valley of the Shadows" that we might live. She bathed us when we were helpless, clothed us when we were naked, fed us when we were hungry, rocked us to sleep when we were weary and sang to us like an angel. She held our hands til we learned to walk, suffered with our sorrows, laughed with our joy, glowed with our triumph, and while we knelt at her side, she taught us how to pray. She was a loyal friend when all others failed. Through all the days of our youth, she gave us strength for our weakness, courage for our despair and hope for our helpless heart.  She prayed for us whether our live were flooded with sunshine or saddened with pain. We can never repay the debt we owe to our dear Mother.