State Rep. Esther Harrison, D-Columbus, dies at age 69 - WMC Action News 5 - Memphis, Tennessee
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Democratic state Rep. Esther Harrison of Columbus is being remembered as someone who worked for her constituents without seeking the spotlight for herself.
Harrison died on her 69th birthday Wednesday at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.
Family friend Constance Slaughter-Harvey says Harrison was on kidney dialysis for 12 years and had been in and out of the hospital recently.
Harrison had been in the Legislature since 2000, representing Lowndes County.
Gov. Phil Bryant says Harrison "worked quietly and effectively for the people of her district."
She was chairwoman of the House State Library Committee from 2008 to 2012 and was vice chairwoman of the committee this term. She also served on the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee.
Funeral arrangements are pending. Survivors include a daughter, Aubra Berenice Givens.
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