Age 91, Lawton - Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Rev. Tom Willoughby and John Echols officiating. Mrs. Free died Friday at her residence. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens. She was born May 15, 1918 in Comanche, Oklahoma, to Joe E. and Maggie (Fitzgerald) Phariss. She attended four rural grade schools and was a graduate of Verden High School. She later attended Cameron College. She married local realtor and builder Harvey House on August 6, 1939 in Lawton. In 1956, Edna and Harvey bought the land west of 38th Street where Cache Road Square is now located. It had one little farmhouse on it, and there was nothing but countryside to the west. They were told that Lawton wouldn't ever extend farther than 38th street. Everyone was so convinced they had made a mistake. Their first Office, Lawton Realty Company, was located where the now Bancfirst is located at 38th and Cache Road. When Harvey died unexpectedly on March 28, 1963 Edna stepped in and continued the business for many years. On November 21, 1968 she married Mitch Free in Lawton. Edna and Mitch enjoyed many years together traveling at home and abroad. They enjoyed their church, family, gardening, photography, children and grandchildren. Edna had been a member of the First Baptist Church since 1937 and had been active with children's groups having served as a Sunday school teacher for five year olds and the superintendent of the primary group. She had served as a leader for the GA's and was a member of the Four Square Sunday School Class as well as active in the Senior Adult Choir and had participated in the senior adult clown troupe. She was a member of the Mary Swartz Rose Home Extension Club, the Carolynn Hunt Club and enjoyed gardening, fishing with friends and china painting. She is survived by her husband, of the home; five children and their spouses, Judy and Butch Hargrove, Lawton, Robert and Margie House, Navasota, Texas, Martha and Mike McMullin, Pagosa Springs, Colorado, Anna Beth and Jerry Kelly, Denver, Colorado, and Dennis House, Lawton; a step son and his wife, Mitchell James and Melody Free, Plantation, Florida; seven grandchildren and their spouses, Shelly and John Burnett, Carrie and John Echols, Kyle and Kelly McMullin, Kendall and Bekka McMullin, Daniel and Amy Kelly, Peter Kelly and Sunny House; five step grandchildren and their spouses, Gary and Tresa Hargrove, Greg and Tracy Hargrove, Adam Free, Tina Free and Austin Free; 17 Great Grandchildren. Her parents and four brothers, Joe, Kenneth, Reginald and Haskell Phariss, preceded her in death. Memorial contributions may be made to the House Family Charitable Foundation, c/o Bancfirst, P.O. Box 1468, Duncan OK 73534-1468. The family will greet friends from 6-8 pm Tuesday at the funeral home.