Mary Lou Harris, 90, of Wauchula, Florida passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2023, surrounded by her family. Mary Lou was born on February 19, 1933, in Greenville, North Carolina to Willie and Lula Mae Brannon. She has been a Hardee County resident for 70 years, a Baptist by faith attending Northside Baptist Church, and a school bus driver by trade working for the Hardee County School Board. Mary Lou is preceded in death by both of her parents, husband Claude W. Harris Sr., brothers W.L. Brannon and Earnest Brannon, sister-in-law Sue Brannon, brother-in-laws Jessie Conerly, Delbert Howell, and Lloyd Adams. She is survived by her sons Claude Harris Jr. (Kathryn) of Wauchula, FL., and Thomas Harris (Amy) of Bowling Green, FL.; daughters Polly Harris (Vernon) of Wauchula, FL., and Barbie Finneran (Eddie) of Sebring, FL.; brother George Hilton "Tony" Brannon (Shelby) of Ayden, NC.; sisters Beulah Conerly of Wauchula, FL., Evelyn Howell of Goose Creek, SC., and Carol Dean Adams of Ayden, NC.; 6 Grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and 3 great-great-grandchildren. A visitation will be held at Northside Baptist Church on Saturday, February 25, 2023, from 11:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M. followed by funeral services at 12:00 P.M. Pastor Mitch Landress will be officiating. In lieu of flowers donations can be made in Mary Lou's name to NU-HOPE Elder Care Services at 310 N. 8th Ave. Wauchula, Florida 33873