Nina Dee Harris

Nina Dee (Farley) Harris was born on March 29, 1934, to Perry Farley and Wilnor (Egelston) Farley, in Crescent, Oklahoma. She was the second born of twins and, until just recently, she claimed to be the oldest of the twins. Nina passed away May 15, 2025, at Noble Health Care Center at the age of 91. Nina always told her son and daughter that she had lived a long and happy life. In 1953, she graduated from Lindsay High School and went on to marry Elmer Harris. She was working in a café in Lindsay when she met Elmer. On what was to be their first date, he called her to say that he would be late due to a family emergency. Well, his best friend, Gail Langley, offered to take her home. Needless to say, that did not happen. Nina, Elmer, Betty, and Gail were lifelong friends. Nina lived in Europe with Elmer for 3 years. Upon their return to Oklahoma, she opened a fabric store in Perry, Oklahoma. Several family members contributed to its success, mostly Deborah. Deborah started driving from Houston instead of flying. Nina was a wonderful seamstress and made all of her and her daughter’s clothes. When David, her son, complained that she didn’t make him anything, she and Deborah got together and made the ugliest pair of pants possible and made him wear them. Nina would tell you that the favorite part of her life was her grandchildren, her great-grandchildren, and living in Colorado. It was always her and Elmer’s dream to retire there. They built a cabin about fifty miles from Montrose, Colorado, and lived there for about a year, before deciding to move closer to medical facilities. They then moved to Howard, Colorado, and were about twenty miles from town. Once the grandchildren were born, she and Elmer moved to Duncan, Oklahoma, to be closer and visit more often. Nina was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer Harris, her parents, Perry and Wilnor Farley, and her four brothers. She is survived by her two children, Deborah and David, her two grandchildren, Taylor and Abby, her two great-granddaughters, Charlotte and Sloane, and her three sisters. Nina will be remembered for her sewing skills, her ability to pull a good joke, and to be on the receiving end of one too. We will all miss her.

Nina Dee Harris

March 29, 1934 - May 15, 2025

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