August 31, 1939 – September 10, 2024
Rhudeen Evans Harrison, 85, of Climax, passed away Tuesday, September 10, 2024.
The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, September 13, 2024, at Bryant Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Steve Poppell officiating. Interment will follow at Tired Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery with Rhudeen’s nephews serving as active pallbearers.
The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.bryantfuneralga.com. Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 www.stjude.org/give
Gladys Rhudeen Evans was born August 31, 1939, in Cairo, GA, the daughter of Adford & Pansy Hand Evans. She was a graduate of Cairo High School. In 1959, Rhudeen married Ronald Harrison, and they made their home in Decatur County, but right on the Grady County line so she wasn’t far from “home”. Rhudeen was Baptist by faith.
A great sense of humor kept Rhudeen laughing and others in stitches. Her off the cuff remarks made the details of “back in the day” stories much more memorable. Rhudeen was an excellent cook and never read a recipe she couldn’t tweak. Family favorites always included fried chicken and her thin layered chocolate cake.
Survivors include her husband of 65 years, Ronald Harrison; her children, Ronnie Harrison, Ricky & Jenny Harrison, and Rhonda Harrison; and her granddaughter, Rachael Harrison. In addition to her parents, Rhudeen was preceded in death by her brother, Lawson Ray Evans.
Bryant Funeral Home, located at 105 N. Florida Street, is assisting the family with arrangements. (229-246-3321)
