Age 81, Lawton - Funeral will be at 1:30 pm Monday in the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Rev. Jim Coe, deacon, Holy Family Catholic Church, officiating. Sergeant Major Harris died Wednesday at the Lawton-Fort Sill Veteran's Center. Burial with full military honors will be at Highland Cemetery. He was born January 29, 1926 in Eastland, Tennessee to Pleas and Louise Alice (DeRosset) Harris. He married Margaret J. Kunert on January 29, 1948 in Vienna, Austria. She died on August 15, 2005 in Lawton. He served in the U.S. Army in World War II, and retired on December 1, 1966 after more than 22 years. He was awarded the Combat Infantryman's Badge, Bronze Star, Good Conduct Medal (Clasp with 2 Silver Loops, 7th Award), American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Theatre Service Medal with 2 Bronze Stars, World War II Victory Medal, Army of Occupation Medal (Germany), National Defense Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster8 and Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster. He was employed by the U.S. Postal Service at Lawton and later with the U.S. Civil Service at Fort Sill. He served with the Adjutant General's Section and later with the Legal Technician Headquarters, United States Field Artillery School Brigade. He retired in April 1987 and was awarded the Saint Barbara's Medal. He was a lifetime member of the Disabled American Veterans and a member of Saint John of God Catholic Church, Fort Sill. Survivors include 2 daughters, Evelyn L. Mitchell of Lawton and Margaret A. Weryavah of Cache; 2 sons, Harry J. Harris of San Diego, California, and Larry E. Harris of Lake Jackson, Texas; a brother, Arthur Harris of Murray, Kentucky; a sister, Edith Judd of Old Hickory, Tennessee; 6 grandchildren; and 7 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, a brother and 3 sisters. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Disabled American Veterans, 4704 Motif Manor, Suite 5, Lawton, OK 73505.