LUBBOCK - Jerry Shirlene Harrison, 80, died Aug. 23, 2020 in Lubbock. Graveside services will be Aug. 27, at 2p.m., at Lakeview Cemetery in Floyd County. Arrangements are under Moore-Rose Funeral Home in Floydada.
She was born in Snyder, to Frank and Velma Floyd on November 10, 1939. She attended Floydada High School where she was Drum Major for the high school band.
She married Jerry Bob Harrison on June 8, 1957 in Cedar Hill and the family moved to Lubbock in 1960. They served as house parents at the Children's Home of Lubbock from 1967 to 1975.
She retired from Don Williams and Associates where she worked as an insurance agent. She was a member of the Green Lawn Church of Christ. She loved watching her grandchildren participate in various activities and visiting with friends at the mall. She had a heart for service and never met a stranger.
She is survived by daughters Kay Shields (Tony) of Christoval, Marty Adcock (Brent) of Anton, and Amy Anderson (Luke) of Ropesville; six grandchildren, Danny McPherson (Courtney), Julie Patterson (Dustin), Kaci Cechan (Clint), Kyle Pikala (Stephanie), Drew Anderson and Maggie Anderson; seven great-grandchildren, Keegan and Kinsley McPherson, Parks and Payne Patterson, Brady and Graham Cechan and Lacey Vasquez; sister, Peggy (Bob) Cowan of Midland; brother, Don (Ruth) Floyd of Ackerly; sisters-in-law, Jaynette Harrison of Floydada and Iris Floyd of San Antonio; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; her sisters, Nell Cox and Karen Osben; a brother, Wilbur Floyd; and, brothers-in-law, Billy Cox and Joe Max Harrison.