June 19, 1937 ~ October 23, 2026
Noel Karen Vossler Harris passed away peacefully on October 23, 2026 at Transitions LifeCare in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Noel was born on June 19, 1937 in Fayetteville, North Carolina and was educated in the Fayetteville city schools, graduating from Fayetteville High School with the Class of 1955. She then attended and graduated from Salem College in 1959 with a major in French and a minor in Spanish. She later attained a Masters Degree in Special Education from Nova University. She taught for four years in the Fayetteville school system and for 20 years in the Fort Bragg schools.
In addition to raising four children, Noel was active in the Fayetteville community: she served at Highland Presbyterian Church as a Sunday School teacher, catechism teacher and Circle leader, was active in and served terms as president of the Junior League, the Pines Garden Club and the Fayetteville Garden Club, and was a member of the Delta Kappa Gamma educational sorority. Noel also maintained friendships through membership at Highland Country Club, Cape Fear Assembly, Krewe de Caroline, and The Book Club of Fayetteville and was a board member of the YMCA.
She is survived by her children: Phillip B. Harris, Jr. (Susie), William Noel Harris (Gigi), Barbara Harris Bond (Mark, d. 2021), and Samuel Wilton Vossler Harris (Jeanine); grandchildren: Phillip Blackmon Harris, III (Meredith), Spencer Adams Harris, Lillian Harris Russo (Michael), William Noel Harris, Jr., John Douglas Harris, Allen Harris Bond, Elizabeth Spencer Bond, Blake Samuel Harris, and Chase William Harris.
She is predeceased by her husband of 65+ years, Phillip Blackmon Harris, Sr.; her parents George William Vossler and Marian Walsh Vossler; sister Barbara Vossler Lepper; and granddaughter Margaret Walsh Harris.
In lieu of flowers, friends are encouraged to make contributions in Noel’s memory to the charity of their choice.
A service celebrating Noel’s life will be held on Friday, October 30, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. at Highland Presbyterian Church, 11 Highland Avenue, Fayetteville, NC with a reception in the Fellowship Hall to follow.