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Daily Oklahoman, The 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 
February 6, 2009

Mrs. Mildred Inez (Triplett) Harris, formerly of Oklahoma City, passed away on February 3, 2009 after a valiant battle for many months against breast cancer and crippling arthritis. Best known as "Millie" by her many friends and family, she had been a resident of Tallgrass Estates in Bartlesville with her husband Lee since December 2007.

Mrs. Harris was born in Akron, Ohio on November 22, 1922, the daughter of Harry and Florence (Steele) Triplett. She graduated from high school in Akron and attended Akron University and was a member of the Delta Gamma Sorority. During World War II she moved to California to work for the photography department of the U.S. Navy. She met her husband, Morgan Lee Harris, a Navy officer and they were married at Pleasanton, California on June 23, 1944. They moved to Oklahoma City in 1945 where Lee was President of Harris Packing Company and Millie was a homemaker. She was also a gracious host to an unending stream of guests in the home including Bill Bright and Billy Graham . She was an active member of the First Baptist Church in Oklahoma City and served the church wherever she was needed. She was also an avid book reader.

Mrs. Harris is survived by her husband, Morgan Lee Harris of Bartlesville, one daughter, Margaret Lanning and her husband John of Bartlesville, one son, Randy Harris and his wife, Pam of Carlton, Oregon, six grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren. A memorial fund has been established to: ElderCare of Bartlesville.

Funeral services for Mrs. Harris will be held at 11 A.M. Friday at the First Baptist Church in Bartlesville with Dr. Joe Fowler officiating. Following services in Bartlesville, graveside services and interment will be held at 11 A.M. Saturday at the Memorial Park Cemetery at Edmond, Oklahoma under the direction of the Stumpff Funeral Home & Crematory of Bartlesville.

photo courtesy Marti Graham, January 2009
 

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Compiled, transcribed and submitted by Marti Graham, Oklahoma County, OKGenWeb Coordinator, February 2009. Information posted for educational purposes for viewers and researchers. The contributor is not related to nor researching any of the above.

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