Obituary of Odie Lee Harris

Odie Lee Winborn Harris passed away Friday, November 8, 2019 at Hoyt Nursing home and Rehab. She was born on April 1, 1925 in Rogersville, Alabama to the late Robert and Lucille (Ingram) Winborn. She was raised by her devoted grandmother whom she loved very much and spoke of often. She joined Zion Missionary Baptist Church upon her arrival in Saginaw, MI in the late 1950s. She was a member of the Nurses Guild and the Mother's Board. Mama Harris (as she is fondly known) is survived by three sisters, Mae Shafeek and Alice Allen both of Dayton, OH and Margie Davis of Middletown, OH; two brothers, Rev Ellis E. (Dorothy) Winborn of Middletown OH and Robert Winborn of Cleveland, OH; two cousins, Donald (Patricia) Noel and Gary Noel of Saginaw, MI; a devoted god-daughter, Margaret LaShore of Saginaw, MI another god-daughter, Evelyn Wettlin of Saginaw, MI; two very special god-daughters, Susan Bibbs, Phoenix, AZ and Adrian Bowie of Saginaw, MI, two other god-granddaughters, Delphie Bowie and Sherry Bowie of Saginaw MI; a Special god-son, Charles Jumper of Saginaw, MI; and her dear friends, Ernest (the late Marge) Flegenheimer, Riggle and Deisler families of Saginaw, Midland and Vermont. She also leaves many god-grandchildren living across the country who enjoyed her gentle soul. She was predeceased in death by her parents and grandmother, two aunts Hattie and Lorraine Noel, special god-daughters Mae Harris and Loretta Jones, a god-son (William Byrd). The family would like to extend a special thanks to family, friends, and church family for the love, phone calls and sitting with us at the hospital and nursing home. A special thank you to the doctors, nurses and staff of Covenant-Cooper Hospital, the staff of Hoyt Nursing Home and Hospice of Saginaw. A very special thank you to Dr H. Singh for the heartfelt care of our love one. FUNERAL: A funeral service for Odie will be held on Friday, November 15, 2019 at 12:00 PM from Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 721 Johnson Street, Saginaw. Rev. Roderick A. Smith will officiate with burial to follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Family and friends will visit at the church on Friday from 11:00 AM until the time of service. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Deisler Funeral Home, 2233 Hemmeter Rd. (off State), Saginaw. Please share your thoughts and memories with the family at the church or through www.DeislerFuneralHome.com