Martha Louise (Isom) Harris

Funeral services will be 2:00 pm, Saturday, August 3, 2024 at Union Baptist Church in Rock Hill, SC with Rev. Bobby Daniels (Associate Minister) officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:00 pm prior to the service.

Martha Louise Isom Harris, Woman of Faith, beloved Great Great Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Grandmother, Mother, Sister and Friend, a “Champion of Christ,” was peacefully called home to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, July 14, 2024. Martha Louise Harris was born May 3, 1925, in Newport, SC to the late Hall Isom and Laura Gilmore Isom.  

Louise planted her roots into the resilient southern soil and blossomed into a confident woman who journeyed to New York in the early 1950s in pursuit of her dream of becoming a nurse. Louise Harris, “Nanny” as she was affectionately called by her family, was a woman of Faith that embodied courage, strength and resilience. Louise was brought up to love the Lord through her parents’ spiritual guidance. Raised in a small church in Rock Hill, SC, Union Baptist Church, she was equipped with a spiritual foundation to lead her to embark on a fearless journey to New York, set out to explore a new world in a country riddled with inequality and great uncertainty.

After leaving South Carolina, Louise settled in White Plains, NY. There, Louise made a life for herself rooted in service to others. Louise brought her compassion, empathy and faith to work every day, addressing everyone she met with a friendly “Hello, God bless you,” or “Have a blessed day.” Louise was a woman when she spoke her words were always encouraging, uplifting and thoughtful. She enjoyed reading her Bible and discussing the Word of God every chance she got. She would say, “Read your Bible, and say your prayers” after every encounter we had with her.  

Louise dedicated her life to serving the Lord and sharing his goodness with all who would listen. She served as a missionary of Christ at First Community Baptist Church in Greenburgh, NY for more than 50 years. There, she allowed her love for the Lord to guide her mentorship, impart wisdom, motivate and inspire people young and old to live righteously and love each other as God loves us. Louise embraced her role as a servant of Christ by living every day giving thanks for all the blessings and trials she experienced in her life. Today, her family grieves the loss of a phenomenal woman, whose life was an example of the thoughtfulness, encouragement, grace and love it takes to lead a family.

Martha Louise Isom Harris is preceded in death by her father, Hall Isom; her mother, Laura Gilmore Isom; her brothers: John Benjamin Isom, William James Isom, Sr., and Joseph Nathaniel Isom (Sonny); her sisters: Selena Isom, Beatrice Isom Dunbar, Hannah Isom Lowery, Cornelia Isom Douglas, Ola Mae Isom, and Zoratia Isom Graham; her son, Charles Lester Harris; and daughter, Cheryl Jean Brown.

Surviving to cherish fond and loving memories include her dynamic daughter, Gwendolyn Sharon Bramwell of Oceanside, CA; her sister, Lauratia Isom Williams of York, SC; an exceptionally devoted, attentive and beloved granddaughter, Deja-Kai Louise Bramwell Granderson (Nicholas) of White Plains, NY; her other beloved granddaughters, Deirdre Ready of Augusta, GA, Destiny Bramwell of Atlanta, GA, and Dominique Chin Johnson (Kirk) of Oceanside, CA; her grandsons, Darryl Brown (Roselyn) of Atlanta, GA, Malcolm Harris and Damion Harris, both of New York, NY; an abundance of loving great-grandchildren: Nicholas, Christian, Morgan, Nakoa, Khai, Chadd, Kayla, Shayna, Malachi, Felicity, Francesca, Blaize, Drew, Kross, Preston, Brandon, Brittany, Payton, Seth, Nicholas, Seth, Michael, Kaija, Makaiya, Ariann, Darren, Devone, Daisha, Darnisha, Danielle, Raheem, Jasmine, Chance, and her godson, Patrick; a host of  vibrant and loving great-great grandchildren, close cousins, nieces, nephews, supportive extended family and loyal friends. 

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