Obituary for Geraldine Fife (Harrison)
Funeral services for Mrs. Geraldine Harrison Fife, 70, Baskin, will be held on Saturday, September 11, 2021, at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Young’s Community Funeral Home, with Reverend Brian Rogers officiating. Interment will follow in the New Baskin Cemetery under the direction of Young’s Community Memorial Funeral Home.
Geraldine was born on August 1, 1951, in Monroe, LA and passed from this life on September 8, 2021, in her residence of Baskin, LA. She is preceded in death by her mother, Vera Arender; father, Ira “Red” King; grandmother, Alta (Snookie) Brown; special uncle, Henry H. Arender; and a stepson, Johnny Wayne Fife.
Survivors are her husband, David Fife; daughter, Lee Harrison; daughter, Christi Harrison; daughter, Ashley Harrison; all from Baskin, stepdaughter, Cindy Ray; from Houston, TX, sister, Jewel Arender from Winnsboro. She had 9 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, family and friends.
Geraldine attended Northeast Louisiana University. She also attended Delta Community College in Winnsboro Louisiana and received her LPN degree. She also served as the mayor of Baskin for twelve years. She had many accomplishments in her lifetime; she gave freely, loved unconditionally, made countless sacrifices for her family, and had a true and beautiful soul with an amazing kindred spirit. She was loved by MANY. In her years as mayor, she established the Baskin Town Hall, Community Center, fire station, Veteran’s Memorial, Baskin Park, police cars, fire trucks along with many other achievements. She, also, made America’s Who’s Who twice in her lifetime, once as a teenager and once in her college years.
Pallbearers will be Kevin Fife, Ronnie Fussell, Keaven Wedgeworth, Roger Grayson, Bo Taylor, and Larry “Bandit” Gillespie. Honorary Pallbearer Paul Rogers, Merle Thames, and Doug Rawles.
The family will receive friends for visitation on Friday, September 10, 2021, from 6 PM until 8:00 PM at Young’s Memorial Funeral Home.
Geraldine was born on August 1, 1951, in Monroe, LA and passed from this life on September 8, 2021, in her residence of Baskin, LA. She is preceded in death by her mother, Vera Arender; father, Ira “Red” King; grandmother, Alta (Snookie) Brown; special uncle, Henry H. Arender; and a stepson, Johnny Wayne Fife.
Survivors are her husband, David Fife; daughter, Lee Harrison; daughter, Christi Harrison; daughter, Ashley Harrison; all from Baskin, stepdaughter, Cindy Ray; from Houston, TX, sister, Jewel Arender from Winnsboro. She had 9 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, family and friends.
Geraldine attended Northeast Louisiana University. She also attended Delta Community College in Winnsboro Louisiana and received her LPN degree. She also served as the mayor of Baskin for twelve years. She had many accomplishments in her lifetime; she gave freely, loved unconditionally, made countless sacrifices for her family, and had a true and beautiful soul with an amazing kindred spirit. She was loved by MANY. In her years as mayor, she established the Baskin Town Hall, Community Center, fire station, Veteran’s Memorial, Baskin Park, police cars, fire trucks along with many other achievements. She, also, made America’s Who’s Who twice in her lifetime, once as a teenager and once in her college years.
Pallbearers will be Kevin Fife, Ronnie Fussell, Keaven Wedgeworth, Roger Grayson, Bo Taylor, and Larry “Bandit” Gillespie. Honorary Pallbearer Paul Rogers, Merle Thames, and Doug Rawles.
The family will receive friends for visitation on Friday, September 10, 2021, from 6 PM until 8:00 PM at Young’s Memorial Funeral Home.