Jessie E. Harrison

Jessie Ella Conner Harrison, 97, passed away peacefully, Saturday, January 9, 2010 surrounded by her family. Jessie Ella was born in Hill County, Texas on January 2, 1913. She graduated from Wingate High School where her favorite subject was math. On September 25, 1939 she married A.H.”Bud”
Harrison and settled in the Bradshaw community to raise a family. She was an active member of Bradshaw Baptist Church, where she was church clerk for 39 years. After retirement she joined South Side Baptist Church in Abilene. Her home cooked meals were legendary. Especially memorable were her coconut cream pies.

Jessie was proceeded in death by her husband, her parents, Ada and Carrol Conner, her sister, Mary Katherine Childers and brother, Robert Conner. She is survived by two sons, David (Trish) of Wasilla, Alaska and Eddie (Rebecca) of Abilene, seven grandchildren, Kati, Cindy (Keath) Hull, Gary, Tarah, Amy, Sarah (Brandon) and Marisa. Three great grandchildren Madisen, Kennedy and Aidan. One cousin, Billyevan Benton of Ft. Worth.

Visitation will be held Monday, January 11, 2010 from 6 to 8 p.m., Piersall-Benton Funeral Home, 733 Butternut. A private graveside service will be held on Tuesday, January 12 at the Bradshaw Cemetery. The family requests that memorials be made to Hospice of the Big Country or the West Texas Rehabilitation Center, 4601 Hartford, 79605.