Earl L. Harris, Sr. of Canadian, OK died Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at the Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center in Muskogee at the age of 82. Earl was born September 10, 1930 in McAlester, Oklahoma to Benjamin H. and Minnie Mae (Pusley) Harris. He attended McAlester Schools before serving in the US Army as a paratrooper during WW II. Earl married JoAnn James and she preceded him in death in 1976. He worked as a carpenter, working with wood and glass and made furniture. Earl retired from Underground Utilities in Longview, Texas where he worked as a truck driver. Earl enjoyed wood working and working with leather. Earl married Tommie Bilberry on September 13, 1996 in McAlester. He attended the Canadian Shores Free Will Baptist Church. Earl was preceded in death by his parents, Benjamin and Minnie Harris; wife, JoAnn Harris; daughter, Katherine Ann Phillips and son-in-law, Shannon Phillips; grandchildren, Timothy and Tiffanie Phillips; brother, Kenneth E. Harris; step daughters, Linda Luman and Sandra K. Hale.
Earl L. Harris, Sr. of Canadian, OK died Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at the Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center in Muskogee at the age of 82. Earl was born September 10, 1930 in McAlester, Oklahoma to Benjamin H. and Minnie Mae (Pusley) Harris. He attended McAlester Schools before serving in the US Army as a paratrooper during WW II. Earl married JoAnn James and she preceded him in death in 1976. He worked as a carpenter, working with wood and glass and made furniture. Earl retired from Underground Utilities in Longview, Texas where he worked as a truck driver. Earl enjoyed wood working and working with leather. Earl married Tommie Bilberry on September 13, 1996 in McAlester. He attended the Canadian Shores Free Will Baptist Church. Earl was preceded in death by his parents, Benjamin and Minnie Harris; wife, JoAnn Harris; daughter, Katherine Ann Phillips and son-in-law, Shannon Phillips; grandchildren, Timothy and Tiffanie Phillips; brother, Kenneth E. Harris; step daughters, Linda Luman and Sandra K. Hale.
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