Mary Harrison

Mary Linn Harrison was born February 28th, 1937 in Sherman Texas and passed into eternal rest on November 8th, 2018 at the age of 81. She is preceded in death by her father Dr. Paul T. Vaught, mother Lucille Mathis Vaught, sister Elizabeth Jean Vaught Sollenne and nephew Richard Sollenne. She is survived by her brother Paul T. Vaught Jr., son Captain Byron A. Harrison, Sr, HFD, grandchildren S/Sgt. Byron A. Harrison, Jr. USAF, Katelinn L. Harrison, Garrett D. Harrison, and great-granddaughter Amanda Harrison, nieces and nephews, many friends from Sherman and Grand Prairie and those who cared for her so magnificently the past five years at the Tomball Retirement Center. Mary Linn graduated high school from Sherman High School and married Byron C. Harrison, Jr. They moved to Grand Prairie where Byron worked for Grand Prairie Police as a dispatcher and Communications division manager for many years. Mary Linn was an accountant for Graff Chevrolet and Vought Corporation, a defense contractor in Dallas, Texas for over 35 years while living in Grand Prairie. She and Byron had one son, Byron Anthony, (Tony) in 1961. She had many hobbies over the years including a lifelong love of crocheting, which she was able to do even at the Retirement Center for the first few years, making a scarf or blanket for many of the staff there. Over the years, she also collected buttons, was a ballroom dancer and was devoted to her fur babies – cats Lily, (of which she had a small tattoo of!), Opus and Noah, and her pug Moses. Mother was a Sunday School teacher for most of my early years at Inglewood Baptist Church, was a longtime member of the Epsilon Sigma Alpha service sorority and other service groups in Grand Prairie, and a Band mom from 6th grade through High School at South Grand Prairie High School. She was an elegant lady that was strong willed but diplomatic and independent. She was polite to a fault even as her mind failed to recognize those around her, always smiling and speaking cordially to those around her. After a decline in her health for several weeks, she entered Heaven’s gates peacefully with family at her side in the early hours of November 8th, no doubt greeted by Mommy, Grandad, Auntie and Richard. The Addison family and staff extend our heartfelt condolences to the Harrison family in their time of loss. In lieu of flowers, the family would like donations to be made to The Alzheimer's Foundation in her name at www.alz.org.

Mary Harrison

November 8, 2018