"Well done, good and faithful servant…" – Matthew 25:23

Dr. Terea D. Harris healed with skill, loved with grace,
and walked this earth with a heart after God's own.
Her touch brought comfort, her words brought peace,
and her life was a testament to compassion in action.
Though she has finished her race,
her light still shines in every life she touched.

Terea Donnelle Harris, M.D.

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest" Matthew 11:28

Dr. Terea Donnelle Harris was called to her final rest on July 5, 2025. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to Dixie Gardner Harris and Dr. Samuel Elliott Harris. At the age of 3, her family relocated to Birmingham, Alabama.

Dr. Harris attended Brunetta C. Hill and Graymont Elementary Schools and graduated from Charles B. Glenn High School. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from Fisk University, Nashville, TN, and her Doctor of Medicine degree from Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN. She completed her Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, where she also completed a Fellowship in Infectious Disease. She worked within the Henry Ford Centers and finished her career with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. She was a caring and dedicated physician who offered impeccable care to her patients for over 30 years. She spent her childhood actively involved in Jack and Jill of America, Inc., and was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Dr. Harris was an avid gardener, and her efforts were recognized with Beautification Awards from the City of Southfield and having her yard showcased by the Southfield Parks and Garden Club. She also loved dogs and was the proud "dog mom" to Satchel, Boscoe, and Bailey.

Dr. Harris was preceded in death by her parents, Dr. Samuel E. Harris and Mrs. Dixie G. Harris; her sister, Mrs. Sandra Harris Jones; and her 3 fur babies, Satchel, Boscoe, and Bailey.

She leaves to cherish her memory: her sisters, Judge Tamara Harris Johnson and Tollese Harris Bankett, M.D.; brother-in-law, James Lorden Jones; nieces, Erica Nicole Parker, M.D. (Joel, M.D.), Major Ashley Noelle Johnson, Esq., USAF, Shayla LaFrances Jones, and Leah
Bankett Crowell (Conner); nephews, Samuel Lorden Jones, Jordan Alexander Bankett and Jared Austin Bankett; grandniece, Isla Kuulei Ululani Crowell; grandnephews, Samuel Lorden Jones, II, Caden Elliott Parker, Harrison Lowell Parker and Salvatore Lorden Jones; those who
cared for her during her illness: friend and caretaker, Tina Castillo; caretakers, Alison Hamilton and Evelyn Kimber; cousin, Zelmer Bothic, III; friends, Ron Long, Evelyn Petty and Susan Katz, and many cousins and other friends.