Eldred G. Harris

ELDRED GRACIOUS HARRIS was born on May 18, 1928 in Germantown, PA (Leckrone), the daughter of the late Reverend William B. Agent a and Mable gent (nee Dowden). After a lengthy illness she departed this life on August 18, 2015. She as affectionately known as Nina Ree, Aunt Nina and Grandma Nina. The Agent family moved to Baltimore Maryland when Eldred was a very young child. She attended Baltimore City Public Schools graduating from Douglass High School in 1946. She continued her education at Virginia Union University in Richmond, Virginia and Baltimore City Community College, where she graduated with her nursing degree. She began her professional career as a charge nurse at the Rosewood State Center in Maryland and completed her career with United Cerebral Palsy in Staten Island, NY. She had a passion for people with special needs. The relationships she had with those in her care, brought her much joy and led to a long and distinguished career from which she retired in 1991. Nina loved to write. Her writing was expressed through poetry. She was a great poet. Those who read her poems found them to be very inspiring. Her poetry was published in "New Voices in American Poetry" in 1977. Eldred was an active member of the historic Union Baptist Church in Baltimore, Maryland, where her father served as a minister for many years. The family legacy of Christian service continues there today. Eldred served on the Sanctuary and Senior Choirs. She was also a member of the Gertrude Neal Circle. In her later years, she shared her love for education as a volunteer at the Union Baptist Head-start Center, where she supported the reading program. Nina loved the gathering of her family. Those gatherings included getting together on holidays throughout the year, birthdays and enjoying Granny's famous "made from scratch" homemade dinners. She was a doting mother, aunt and grandmother. She always encouraged others with a kind word and her beautiful smile. During her later years, Eldred required a significant level of care and became a resident at Milford Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. During her time at Milford Manor Eldred enjoyed participating in various activities including singing with other residents during special events. Her strongest advocate was her devoted and loving niece, Tamar Greenhill. She was married to the late Charles Harris Jr. for over 20 years, living in Brooklyn, NY and returning to Baltimore after retirement. She leaves to cherish her memory her son, Dominic S. Gray (Pamela), her granddaughter, Sherrell D. Savage (Jerome). Great-grandsons, Jerome, Elias, and Benjamin, her devoted sister, Helena Carter, a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other caring family members and friends.

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Eldred G. Harris

May 18, 1928 - August 18, 2015