Vivian Harris

August 13, 1928 - September 25, 2020

Click here to livestream service Ms. Vivian Lazelle Quattlebaum Harris, age 92, of Lilburn, Georgia, passed away September 25, 2020. Vivian was born August 13, 1928 in Egan Park (Metro Atlanta), Fulton County, GA. She is the daughter one of 14 siblings of the late Joel Benjamin Quattlebaum & the late Julia Ella Coleman. She was educated in the Atlanta Public School System, later studying at Georgia State University, DeKalb College and Mercer University. She entered YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association) work in 1952. In 1967 she received her certification as Senior Director. She had a variety of experiences including work on the National YMCA Staff in the International Department, Program Department, and was Director of Administration when she retired March 1, 1990, ending a 38 year career. Vivian is a member of Smoke Rise Baptist Church in Stone Mountain, Georgia. She is a former member of Sylvan Hills Baptist church where she sang in the Church Choir for 20 years and taught Sunday school to young adults for more than 25 years. She met and married Olen Leland Harris of Lineville Alabama on January 31, 1945. Their union was a blessing from that period of time as he and several brothers were war veterans. They were married for 43 years until Leland passed away in 1988. Vivian will be buried next to Leland at Corinth Memorial Gardens, in Walton County, Loganville, Georgia on Highway #81 across from the Corinth Christian Church. Vivian was the matriarch of the Quattlebaum clan and kept them close by organizing many family trips, monthly birthday celebrations, summer vacations and Thanksgiving retreats to the Blue Ridge YMCA assemble, and annual Christmas celebrations. Vivian’s love of family also lead to her love of genealogy. She labored many hours compiling the ancestry of her Coleman, Scurry, Quattlebaum, and Hurt heritage as well as the Harris and Rains history. Vivian is survived by her children, daughter Margie Lee Landers (James Larry Landers, Deceased); sons, Olen Benjamin Harris (Lucy Morgan Harris) and Edwin Leland Harris (Amy Dewberry Harris); her grandchildren, Julie Anne Smith, James Clayton Landers (Elizabeth Oliver Landers), Shellie Harris McGraw (Joedy McGraw), Penny Harris Soles (Butch Soles) and Natalie Benae Harris; and her great-grandchildren, Megan Smith, Madison Smith, Daylee McGraw, Josie McGraw, Savannah Soles, Harrison Soles, Macy Pitts, Catherine Landers and Emma Landers; brothers, Elliott Rhamey Quattlebaum (Charlotte) and Irvin Hurt Quattlebaum (Gloria); sisters, Joyce Estelle Lovern, Sybil Ramona Wilson, and Julia Maxine McLean (Lawrence); also, Fred Evans and Carol Quattlebaum. Vivian was preceded in death by her brothers, James William Quattlebaum (Louise), Coleman Randolph Quattlebaum (Frances), John Edwin Quattlebaum (Doris), Harvey O. Quattlebaum (Marlene), Joe Ben Quattlebaum (Virginia), Alfred Dwight Quattlebaum; and her sisters, Mildred Seydell Evans and Vera Annette Oliver (George); and, Charles Lovern and Jim Wilson. So many more to list, but know that Vivian’s many in-laws and many generations of nieces and nephews held a special place in her heart. The Celebration of Life service for Vivian Lazelle Quattlebaum Harris will be held on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at 2:00 PM at Tom M. Wages Snellville Chapel, Snellville, GA. Burial will follow at Corinth Memorial Gardens, Loganville, GA. The family will receive friends on Tuesday prior to the service from 1:00 PM until the time of service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Vivian can be made to the Blue Ridge YMCA assembly, 84 Blue Ridge Circle, Black Mountain NC 28711, or the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, 12221 Merit Drive, Suite 1950 Dallas, Texas 75251. You can view the service, which will be livestreamed, either by going to the Tom M. Wages Facebook page or by clicking the blue link, on the obituary page, on our website. Due to the current COVID-19 regulations, our staff is committed to taking care of our guests and families that we serve. Please understand that we will be limiting the amount of people at our chapel for visitations and services. We also ask all guests and family members attending visitations and services to please bring and wear a mask. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.wagesfuneralhome.com. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, A Family Company, 3705 Highway 78 West, Snellville, GA 30039 (770-979-3200) has been entrusted with the arrangements.