Betty Berniece Harris, 95 of Centralia passed away Friday, December 26, 2025, at the Cottages at Monroe Manor in Paris, Missouri.

Family and Friends are invited to Betty's Life Celebration at 10:00 AM Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at Fenton-Kendrick Funeral Home in Centralia with burial to follow in the Highland Park Cemetery in Kansas City, Kansas.

Visitation will be held from 9:30 AM until the time of the service at the funeral home on Tuesday.

Betty was born on October 8, 1930, in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Grover Leslie and Elizabeth Ellen (Schnelling) Harris.

She was a graduate of Carrollton High School in 1947. She is survived by her brother, Billy Wayne Harris of Centralia; three nephews, Boyd Harris and wife Patty of Centralia, Bradley Harris and wife Maricia of Centralia, and Richard Huffman and wife Janet of Denver, CO; a niece Belle Schultz and husband Anthony of St. Charles, MO; other relatives and many dear friends.

Along with her parents, Betty was preceded in death by her two brothers, James Warren Harris and Robert Gene Harris; two sisters, Mary Lorraine Hoffman and Dorothy L. Harris; a brother-in-law, Fred Huffman.

Betty worked for the Kansas City Board of Trade, then for Bartlett Grain. She spent most of her career working as a civilian employee of the U.S. Air Force, working at the Richards-Gebaur and Scott Air Force bases. She was a member of the Carrollton First Christian Church and later attended the Centralia First Christian Church. Betty enjoyed birdwatching, flowers, gardening and spending time with her family.

Memorial donations are suggested to the Monroe Manor and may be sent in care of Fenton-Kendrick Funeral Home, 104 S. Collier St. Centralia, MO 65240.