Judy Kay Harris

LEXINGTON- JUDY (AKA Hoot) KAY HARRIS, AGE 61, OF LEXINGTON, MI AND PATTERSON, LA., PEACEFULLY PASSED WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS BY HER SIDE AFTER A LONG, COURAGEOUS BATTLE, ON MAY 9, 2026. BORN OCTOBER 10, 1964 TO THE LATE COLLEEN AND JOHN SHORT, OF MARION, INDIANA. JUDY GRADUATED FROM NORTHWESTERN HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1983. JUDY MARRIED THE LOVE OF HER LIFE, JEFF HARRIS ON MAY 24, 1991. TOGETHER THEY ENJOYED 40 YEARS OF LOVE, LAUGHTER AND MEMORIES. SHE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER BROTHER JOHN, AND BOTH PARENTS,AND BOBY AND KEN HARRIS, AND SEVERAL BELOVED FUR BABIES, WHICH WERE A HUGE PART OF HER BELOVED FAMILY. SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER DEVOTED HUSBAND JEFF HARRIS, HER SON JEFFREY (FIANCE CHRISTINA NOWAK) HARRIS AND HER TWO GRANDSONS, JACOB LADA, AND KENNETH HARRIS OF SNOVER, MI., STEPFATHER RAY HURLOCK OF OCALA, FL, AND STEPBROTHER DALE HURLOCK OF ORLANDO FLORIDA. SISTER-IN-LAWS TERRY (DON) GOODMAN, THEIR CHILDREN, HEATHER (CHRIS) LANGFORD AND THEIR 2 CHILDREN, AND DANIEL GOODMAN, KATHY (MILLER) McCLURE, THEIR CHILDREN, KIRSTEN, JASON, JONATHAN, GREGORY, KATY, KENYN, THEIR SPOUSES AND 13 NIECES AND NEPHEWS. FUR BABIES, SALLY, LOUIS, BITTERS, AND ROCCO. MANY EXTENDED FAMILY, AND BELOVED FRIENDS. JUDY HAD A LOVE OF BEACHES AND SUNSHINE, HAPPILY STROLLING FOR HOURS COLLECTING BROCHIOPODS, PETOSKY STONES, AND BEACH GLASS. WHEN SHE WASN’T AT THE BEACH SHE ENJOYED HER GARDENS AND CRAFTING, SHE COULD TURN SOMETHING OLD INTO A FRESH NEW CREATION, USUALLY PAINTED A VIBRANT COLOR. (LIKE HER BRIGHT DETROIT TIGERS- ORANGE GOLF CART.) SHE ADORED HER GRANDCHILDREN AND TEACHING THEM TO CRAFT ALONG SIDE HER. THEY WERE HER EVERYTHING. SHE ADORED BABIES AND ANIMALS. SHE LOVED WATCHING THE BIRDS, LOVED SEEING EAGLES!!!! BUT SHE HAD AN EMENSE LOVE OF ANYTHING OWL! WHEN YOU SEE ONE, THINK OF HER! SHE LOVED A TIGERS BASEBALL GAME! NEVER WANTED TO MISS A MOMENT…WIN OR LOSE! AS MOST GALS, SHE LOVED PURSES AND BOOTS AND BLING!!!!!! MOST OF ALL SHE LOVED HER FRIENDS AND FAMILY WITH HER WHOLE HEART. SHE GREW UP ON A DAIRY FARM WITH HER FAMILY, WHERE SHE INSTILLED WITH HARD WORK AND DEVOTION. JUDY WORKED AT SEARS FOR SEVERAL YEARS. SHE TRANSFERRED TO A MICHIGAN STORE, AND SURE ENOUGH, SHE MET THE LOVE OF HER LIFE, JEFF HARRIS, SOON AFTER THEY WERE MARRIED. SHE WORKED QUALITY CONTROL AT HARBOR PLASTIC PRODUCTS IN ST. CLAIR ONCE THEY MOVED TO THE LEXINGTON AREA, SHE BEGAN WORKING AT S & H SORTING & PACKAGING IN PORT HURON, MI UNTIL SHE RETIRED. CREMATION HAS TAKEN PLACE, ARRANGEMENTS ARE ENTRUSTED TO THE POMEROY FUNERAL HOME OF LEXINGTON, MICHIGAN. A MESSAGE OF COMFORT IS INVITED ON FUNERAL HOME WEBSITE. A MEMORIAL HORSESHOE TOURNAMENT IS BEING PLANNED FOR SOMETIME THIS SUMMER, TO CELEBRATE JUDY’S LIFE. SHE LOVED A GOOD GATHERING AND PARTY WITH THOSE SHE KNEW AND LOVED. JUDYS MEMORY WILL LIVE ON IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE WHO KNEW AND LOVED HER.

Judy Kay Harris

May 9, 2026