Ms. Mildred H. Harris Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Ms. Mildred Elaine Harris, affectionately known as ‘Li’l Bit,’ was born on November 6, 1959, in Eastover, South Carolina, to the late James Washington and the late Mary Lee Wilder Higgins. She received her heavenly wings on Monday, September 16, 2019. Mildred was educated in the Public Schools of Richland County, South Carolina and graduated from Eau Claire High School. She loved the Lord and join Goodwill Baptist Church at an early age and was a member of the choir. She was formerly employed with the South Carolina Department of Mental Health and food service for many years. She had a love for her family and adored her children and grands. All who knew her enjoyed being in her presence, because of her sweet, kind, and gentle spirit. Family and close friends knew of her love of playing the numbers and purchasing scratch-offs. She finally hit the “Jackpot” an entered the “Pearly Gates”. Though her physical presence is no longer with us, she will live forever in the hearts of all who knew her. Ms. Harris was preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Maggie Lee Graham. Mildred leaves to cherish precious memories: her devoted son Jermaine D. (Ivy) Higgins; daughter, Terri E. Harris, both of Columbia, SC; three sisters: Diane Salters, Rosa Lee (James) Nelson and Caroline Higgins, all of Eastover, SC; three brothers: Willie James Higgins and Kenneth Higgins, both of Eastover, SC and William Corbett of Columbia, SC; seven grandchildren: Kiera Harkless, Breanna Higgins, Jazlyn Nero, Taylor Higgins, Jermaine Higgins, Jr., Markell Watson, and Emery Higgins; one god sister: Burrella Riley; five aunts; three uncles and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and other loving relatives who will miss her dearly. Please leave the family your condolences and prayers. The Harris family, acknowledges with grateful appreciation, all of your kind expressions of love and sympathy. Thank you for helping us care for our families. A. A. Dicks, Sr. and Staff.

Ms. Mildred H. Harris

November 6, 1959 - September 17, 2019