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Violet D. Harris, 97, went to be with the Lord on Friday, December 8, 2006. Violet had resided in Rio Rancho most of the time since 1964. The 5th of 7 siblings, Violet Dorothy Wolford was born on Sunday, February 28, 1909, on the family farm at Hubbard, IA. Her parents were Charles Wolford and Mary Trimble Wolford. Violet graduated from Clear Lake, IA High School in 1928, and went on to study music and English at John Fletcher College in Oskaloosa, IA. There she also met a fellow music student named Wilbur C. Harris. They were married in the Methodist Church in Moravia, IA, by Violet's uncle, Everett Trimble on June 10, 1938. Although she "Stayed home" tending her children in most of their childhood, Violet taught piano lessons and intermittently taught music in schools. She and Wilbur also owned a music store in Moberly, MO, prior to coming to New Mexico. Violet has served as president of the United Methodist Women in Grants, NM, where she and Wilbur last taught, from 1968-1976. She also served as Secretary of Rio Rancho Chapter #663 of AARP (an office currently held by her daughter). Violet has been an active member of Paradise Hills United Methodist Church, giving of her musical talents there and in the Meadowlark Singers and the women's chorale directed by the late Nancy Carpenter. She was also an RSVP tutor in the Esther Bone Library reading program. Like the fertile Iowa earth from which she grew, Violet gave generously of her many talents, making friends along the way of her near-century of life. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and all 6 of her siblings and their spouses, except Ralph Francis Coleman. Violet is survived by a daughter, Janet H. Solanos, of Rio Rancho; a son, Richard C. Harris and wife Joyce of Eugene, OR; five grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; her niece, Mary S. Williams of Rio Rancho, and several other nieces and nephews; also four sisters-in-law, and one brother-in-law, in the Harris family. The Visitation will be held on Monday, December 18, 2006 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Chapel of Daniels Family Funeral Services, Sara Rd. at Meadowlark Ln., Rio Rancho. The Service will be held on Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. at the Paradise Hills United Methodist Church, 4700 Paradise Blvd, Albuquerque, with Pastor David Snyman officiating. Interment will follow in Vista Verde Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Richard Harris, Christopher Harris, Tamara L. Harris, David Price, Andy English, and Holly Ellingson. Honorary pallbearers are Richard C. Harris, Jr., and Dennis Harris. Arrangements by Daniels Family Funeral Services 4310 Sara Rd. Rio Rancho, New Mexico 892-9920
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