Wilma Irene Harris passed away June 24, 2024.
She was born Sept. 28, 1931 in Shattuck, OK to Walter F. Sweet and Viola (Ripple) Sweet.
Wilma grew up in northwestern Oklahoma and attended school in Fargo, OK graduating in 1949.
As a youth she enjoyed working on the farm with her father and loved fishing with her mother. She worked as a nanny while she earned an Associates Degree from Draughon’s Business School. She went on to work as an administrative clerk for the General Service Administration.
She married Fred Canary in 1951 in Woodward, OK. She later married Clovis Harris in 1982 in Oklahoma City.
She is preceded in death by, her parents; her husbands, Fred Canary and Clovis Harris; and her daughter, Rita Canary.
Survivors include; her son David Canary and wife Wayneta, of Norman, OK; her grandchildren, Timothy Ford of Oklahoma City, OK, Christy Landsberger of Norman, OK, Misty Canary of Norman, OK, Mark and Yvette Canary of Honolulu, HI; great-grandchildren, Kyle, Tyler, Noah and wife Kailin, Aubrei and husband Brandon, Caeden and wife Hannah, Chloe, Major and Braxton; great-great grandchildren, Oliver, Carter, and Piper; sister, Joyce Sever and husband Harry of Woodward, OK, and numerous other family members and friends.
Memorial Service will be 10:00 AM Saturday, July 6, 2024 at Sharon Baptist Church with Reverend Clint Dawkins officiating under the direction of Cooper Funeral Home of Tecumseh.
