LORETTA HARRIS

BENTON -- Loretta K. Harris, 70, Benton Route 1, was found dead Sunday, May 26, 1996, at her home.

She was born Aug. 16, 1925, in Owensville, daughter of Abner N. and Ella Nora Rector Pritz. She and Raymond Harris were married April 15, 1951, in St. Louis.

Harris had been a cook at Holiday Inn and at Trinity Lutheran Day Care in Cape Girardeau. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church in Sikeston.

Survivors include her husband; four daughters, Delores Koch and Betty Hency of Cape Girardeau, Jeannie Baker of Henning, Tenn., Linda Hyde of Sikeston; 15 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren, and a great-great-grandchild.

Friends may call at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel in Cape Girardeau from 4-8 p.m. today.

Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel, with the Rev. Dennis Gregory officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau.