Twila Sue (Susie) Harris of Springfield MO passed away on April 27, 2023 after a prolonged illness. Her final moments were spent peacefully surrounded by her daughter,Sheryl, and kind caregivers. Known for her warmth and love for her family, she will be dearly missed by those who loved her.
Twila was born the youngest daughter of Arthur Hickman Wood and Edna (White) Wood in Picher, OK on December 7, 1941. She attended Picher High School and Drury University. She had a long career in the Greene County Court Clerk’s office and with the City of Springfield, as well as proudly serving her country for many years in the United States Navy Reserve.
Twila is survived by her daughter Tamara Heatherly Gibbs and husband Michael of Hockley Texas, her daughter Sheryl Heatherly Parrish and husband Terry of Springfield MO, her sister Shirley Wood O’Neal of Oswego, KS, her special friend Jay Tartar of Springfield MO., and her beloved pet Belle. Also, Twila leaves two precious grand daughters, her angels: Jessica Gibbs Burks and her husband Brian of Cypress TX, and Molly Gibbs McBride and husband Aaron of Cypress TX, and four great grandchildren, Avery Burks, Hunter Burks, Balen McBride, and Brannan McBride, all of Cypress TX., and two dear step-grand daughters, Bailey Parrish of Corinth, TX, and Avery Parrish McQueary of Springfield. Twila also leaves many nieces and nephews whom she dearly loved.
Twila was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Jerry Harris, her son John Matthews Jr., her sisters Othrene Pence, Delores Smith, and Ernestine Howard, as well as two twin great-grand babies, Olivia and Madeline Burks.
Her family asks that she be remembered for the joy she brought to others in her life and not for the sadness of her passing. A graveside service will be held at Patterson Cemetery at 2:00 pm, Thursday, May 4, 2023. The family will receive friends at the Parrish home immediately following the graveside service. The funeral has been entrusted to Greenlawn Funeral Home South, 441 West Battlefield, Springfield, MO 65807.