This note from LaVonda Harris:
My beautiful mom, Cookie Harris, gained her wings on December 5, 2025.
She retired from the City of Kingsport after 30 years of service. She was the first black City Court Clerk. She also worked at Kingsport Press and was the first black receptionist and secretary for Dr. Daughtry.
She loved the Dallas Cowboys and her Tennessee Vols. She was a member of Central Baptist Church, where she served in the choir and on the usher board. She was a blessing to be around and knew how to keep people laughing.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Nathan H. Harris Jr.; her parents, John Sr. and Ada Annette Blevins; brothers, John Blevins Jr. and Larry Blevins; and sisters, Shirley Carter and Thelma Whitfield.
To cherish her memory, she leaves her daughter, LaVonda Price; two grandchildren, Calvin “Tra” Price and Victoria Price; three great-grandchildren, Luka, Kaiden, and Jeremiah; three godchildren, Tyrik Hale Ta’tiona White, and Michael Moore Jr.; sister-in-law, JoAnn Osborne; adopted children, James and Kotinna Thompson, Andrew Watterson, Angela Edwards, Kelly Turner, Jeanna Racquel, and Darnell and Verdell Osborne; adopted grandchildren, Yahia Turner, Sydney and Andra Brimmer, and Thomas Edwards; special cousin, who was like a sister, Barbra Young; and many more relatives and friends.
The visitation will be on Friday, December 12, 2025 from 4 PM to 5 PM at the Central Baptist Church, 301 Carver Street, Kingsport.
The Celebration of Life will be from 5 PM to 6 PM at the church.
On Saturday, December 13, 2025, the Interment will be held from 1 PM to 2 PM at the East Tennessee Cemetery, 2630 Highway 75 (old Airport Highway), Blountville, TN.
Care of the "Cookie" Harris family is entrusted to the R.A. Clark Funeral Chapel and Cremation Service.