Cecile Fugate Harris

August 24, 1924 - September 24, 2017

Cecile Fugate Harris, age 93, of Bristol, TN passed away Sunday, September 24, 2017 at Bristol Regional Medical Center. She previously lived in Gate City, VA where she married her late husband, Nelson St. John Harris, at St. Bernard Catholic Church in 1958. Mr. & Mrs. Harris moved to Bristol in 1962 the city in which they lived until his death in 2014. Nelson & Cecile were active parishioners at St. Anne Catholic Church. Mrs. Harris was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Lakie Wolfe Fugate; two brothers, Woodrow Fugate and Phillip Rogers. Survivors include one daughter, Sonia Jean Brown and her husband, Lowell, of Bristol, TN, a son, Matthew St. John Harris of Denver, CO; a sister, Barbara Johnson of Gate City, VA; one grandchild, Jesse Fitzgerald Harris, of Denver, CO and several nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 A.M., Monday, October 2, 2017 at St. Anne Catholic Church with Father Nicholas Mammi officiating. Entombment will follow in Glenwood Cemetery Mausoleum. Honorary pallbearers will be Harlan and Lana Morgan. The family will receive friends from 10:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M., Monday prior to the service at the church. Condolences and memories may be left for the family at akardfuneralhome.com Akard Funeral Home, (423) 989-4800 is serving the Harris family.