Lula Belle Garris

Lula Belle Garris, daughter of the late Richard and Catherine Ollison, was born April 7,

1933, the third child of 7, in Mesic, North Carolina. She transitioned to her eternal

home on Thursday, November 26, 2020. Lula Belle is now resting in Christ.

Lula completed her high school education in Pamlico County in Bayboro, North

Carolina. After high school, she attended North Carolina A&T State University. While

attending a football game at A & T , Lula met the love of her life, Noah William Garris

(Billy). They would eventually marry, and from their union were born 3 children:

Catherine Cassandra Garris, Richard Aaron Garris, and William Darrell Garris.

Lula Belle worked as a nursing assistant at Holy Cross Hospital and as a medical

secretary for many years at Doctor’s Hospital in Washington, DC. She was a faithful

member of Saint John’s Freewill Baptist Church in Washington, DC, where she served

as a Sunday school teacher and as an usher. Lula’s most important role, however, was

that of a wife and mother. She was a devoted and loving wife to her beloved Billy for

almost 50 years.

As a wife and mother, Lula was known for her great cooking, especially sweet potato pie

and German Chocolate Cake! She also had an incredible knack for tidiness. Ask her

sister, Charity about that! Lula also loved cooking for her Billy. “Billy needs his food

straight from the pot to his mouth!” is what she was overheard saying one time. Cathy,

Rick, and Darrell often spoke of how she would read bible stories to them as children.

There are so many sweet memories that will live on beyond her.

Lula Belle is survived by her three children, Cathy, Rick, and Darrell and her sister,

Charity Jones. She leaves to cherish her loving memories four granddaughters: Taylor,

Sheridan, Jordan, and Gabrielle, and a host of nieces and nephews. For anyone who had

the pleasure of knowing Lula, the testament is always the same, She is such a sweetie pie !!

She is loved and she will be missed so very, very much.+

Family will receive friends at Witzke Funeral Homes, Inc., 5555 Twin Knolls Rd., Columbia, MD 21045 on Saturday, December 5th 2020, from 11am to 1pm, where a funeral service will be held at 1pm. Interment will be at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. Due to gathering size limits there may be a wait to enter the building. Facemasks will be required.