Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameMattie Earline GURLEY 
470, Winford Lowell “W. L.” Harris-Information,470, Mattie Earline Gurley Harris
470, Winford Lowell “W. L.” Harris-Information,470, Mattie Earline Gurley HarrisBirthJan 26, 1922, Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi470, Mattie Earline Gurley Harris
DeathFeb 21, 2019470, Mattie Earline Gurley Harris
BurialMemorial Park Cemetery, Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma470, Mattie Earline Gurley Harris
Spouses
1“W L” Winford Lowell HARRIS 470, Winford Lowell “W. L.” Harris,404, Winford Lowell Harris-Male-25 February 1920 – 15 June 2009- •-LVVK-CTG
470, Winford Lowell “W. L.” Harris,404, Winford Lowell Harris-Male-25 February 1920 – 15 June 2009- •-LVVK-CTGBirthFeb 25, 1920, Pike City, Pike County, Arkansas470, Winford Lowell “W. L.” Harris,404, Winford Lowell Harris-Male-25 February 1920 – 15 June 2009- •-LVVK-CTG
DeathJun 15, 2009, Hobbs, Lea County, New Mexico470, Winford Lowell “W. L.” Harris,404, Winford Lowell Harris-Male-25 February 1920 – 15 June 2009- •-LVVK-CTG
BurialMemorial Park Cemetery, Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma470, Winford Lowell “W. L.” Harris,404, Winford Lowell Harris-Male-25 February 1920 – 15 June 2009- •-LVVK-CTG
FatherLevi Nelson HARRIS (1884-1977)
MotherAdelia Eugenia TEAGUE (1889-1981)
MarriageMar 4, 1944, Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma470, Winford Lowell “W. L.” Harris-Information,470, Mattie Earline Gurley Harris-Information
ChildrenJames Lowell
Obituary Online notes for Mattie Earline GURLEY
Earline Harris, 97, was born on January 26, 1922 in Tupelo, MS to James (Jim) and Zemma Gurley.
She grew up in Ada, OK. She received a B.S. degree in education from East Central State Teacher’s College in 1944. She married her high school sweetheart, Winford (W.L.) Harris on March 4, 1944. They had two children; James L. (Jim) Harris of Hobbs and Loretta Jean (Retta) Hamilton of Vancouver, WA.
She taught junior high school for 3 years in Oklahoma City, OK, where her husband worked for Halliburton. They moved to Hobbs, NM in 1959. She taught 5th grade at Southern Heights Elementary School for 22 ½ years in Hobbs and retired in 1982. Earline loved teaching, sewing and made most of her clothes. She also enjoyed RVing and fishing with W.L. She was a longtime member of Taylor Memorial Baptist Church.
Earline is survived by her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband on June 15, 2009, her sisters; Jimmie Deene Williams, Mildred Newman, and Velma Mack. 470, Mattie Earline Gurley Harris
She grew up in Ada, OK. She received a B.S. degree in education from East Central State Teacher’s College in 1944. She married her high school sweetheart, Winford (W.L.) Harris on March 4, 1944. They had two children; James L. (Jim) Harris of Hobbs and Loretta Jean (Retta) Hamilton of Vancouver, WA.
She taught junior high school for 3 years in Oklahoma City, OK, where her husband worked for Halliburton. They moved to Hobbs, NM in 1959. She taught 5th grade at Southern Heights Elementary School for 22 ½ years in Hobbs and retired in 1982. Earline loved teaching, sewing and made most of her clothes. She also enjoyed RVing and fishing with W.L. She was a longtime member of Taylor Memorial Baptist Church.
Earline is survived by her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband on June 15, 2009, her sisters; Jimmie Deene Williams, Mildred Newman, and Velma Mack. 470, Mattie Earline Gurley Harris