Ardalia Davis, 80, was killed in her Alice, Texas, home on January 21, 2025. Police say officers responded in the early morning after 43-year-old Howard Harris called 9-1-1 and reported that he had shot his mother. Officers found Davis on a couch with a fatal gunshot wound to the head. Harris was located with a 9 mm handgun, taken into custody without resistance, and booked into the Jim Wells County jail on murder charges.

Davis, known as Sissy, was born June 8, 1944, and spent her life in Alice. She worked as a housekeeper for several families, organized fundraisers for neighbors, and often provided free babysitting. Family and friends remember her cooking fried chicken, cornbread, and homemade yeast rolls. Investigators say Harris had previously been indicted for the 2021 murder of his wife and was out on bond awaiting trial; the Texas Rangers are assisting the local probe. Harris remains in custody without bond.

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