Age 93, Lawton - Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday in the First Baptist Church with Shane Hall, Pastor, and Rev. Tom Willoughby officiating. Mrs. Harris died Thursday in Lawton following a brief illness. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home. Irene Eva Harris was born December 9, 1916, on a farm near Fletcher, OK to Albert Cleveland Truex and Ida Zisman Truex. As a toddler she moved with her family to a farm southwest of Anadarko, OK. Her family successfully kept their farm during the Great Depression through hard work, sacrifice, and faith. She captured the heart of B.W. (Tex) Harris and they married in Chickasha, OK in 1938. Sharing a love of adventure, the couple took off on numerous infamous road trips and left many friends around the western United States. Her last great road trips were at the age of 85 when she traveled to Zion National Park and the east coast. Irene graduated from the College for Women and began an Oklahoma teaching career that spanned four decades and took her from a one room school in Antondale to elementary and junior high schools in Seminole, Camp Creek, Cache, and Lawton. Her greatest passion in life was sharing her faith with all she met. She served her church, First Baptist of Lawton, in many different ways, but was most passionate about teaching Sunday School. She was a lifetime member of both the Oklahoma Educator's Association and the National Educator's Association as well as a life member of the Comanche County Retired Teacher's Association. She was a member of R.H.O. Group of Kappa Kappa Iota sorority and a member of Delta Kappa Gamma sorority of Professional Teachers and Administrators. She served in all offices of R.H.O. She also served as secretary of the Lawton Education Association and as secretary of the Lawton Retired Teacher's Association. She was a member of A.A.R.P. Irene is survived by four sons and daughters-in-law and a daughter: Steven D. Harris and his wife Rudi, Pasadena, MD; Kenny D. Harris and his wife Karen, Lawton, OK; Ric D. Harris and his wife Denise, Stephenville, TX; Keith D. Harris and his wife Genell, Cedar City, UT; and Ginger S. Harris, Lawton, OK. She also is survived by her brother Walter Truex and his wife Coann, Lawton; her sisters Helen Troop of Lawton and Mary Lee Hudson and her husband Rollin, Frankford, DE; nine much loved grandchildren and their spouses: Ashley and Matt Coles, Jennifer Harris, Ben and Carole Harris, Brice Harris, Trey Harris, Megan Harris, Eva Harris, Jennifer and Brian Hoffman and Laura and Scott Wederquist; four great grandchildren, Blake Harris and Tyler, Emma and Bradley Hoffman; and many close friends. Irene was preceded in death by her husband of over 60 years, her infant daughter, Karen Sue Harris, her parents, her brother Albert Truex, and her sister Velora Beeler. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 1409, Lawton OK 73502. The family will greet friends from 2-4 pm Sunday at the funeral home.