Reflections of her life:
Mary Kathryn Harris was born to Edgar Benjamin and Vivian Harris on September 7, 1955 in Wichita,
Kansas. She was the last child born from this marriage union.
Mary attended Wichita Public Schools and graduated in 1973. Afterward she went to work for Safelight
Auto Glass. She drove a school bus for USD259 for almost ten years and really enjoyed the children. She
finished out her working career at Boeing and Spirit Aerosystems, retiring in June of 2020.
ln 1994, while driving school buses, she met the love of her life, James Crowder. They became
inseparable and would later be wed on March 30, 1996 and remained married until the day of his death.
Mary also loved the Lord and received the baptism of the Holy Ghost praying at her bedside in 1989. Ten
years later, she was baptized in the name of Jesus at First PentecostalChurch and always enjoyed
attending services there.
Mary was preceded in death by her parents, Edgar, Sr., and Vivian Harris; her husband, James E.
Crowder; her brothers, Quincy, Lester, Sylvester, Sr., Charlie Ray, Sr., and Edgar, Jr.; and her sisters,
Queen Esther, Erma Jean, and Dollie Mae. She is survived by sisters, Lillie E. (Edgar) Littleton of Atlanta,
GA and Carolyn Hare of Wichita, KS; daughters, Talicia Harris and Shalicia Moore, both of Wichita, KS;
one grandchild, Yuriah (Misty) Harris of Wichita, KS; and a host of relatives and friends.
Words of Gratitude
We would like to express our gratitude for your many acts of kindness and your presence, at the services
of our beloved mother. May God bless each of you. The family of Mary Kathryn Crowder.
Her Resting Place: Old Mission Mortuary & Wichita Park Cemetery