DODGE CITY – Opal Marie (Massey) Harris, 95, died Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains, Dodge City.

She was born June 20, 1927 at Bloomington, Indiana, the daughter of Dan and Lora (Fleetwood) Massey.  They moved to Dodge City in 1940 and she attended Sunnyside School and was a graduate of Dodge City High School.

On June 20, 1947 she married Philip Harris at the First Christian Church in Dodge City. They were most proud of their 4 sons and their families.  She was a historian at the Boot Hill Museum as well as a bookkeeper at the Gunsmoke Truck Stop in Dodge City.  Opal and Phil traveled all over the United States on the Harley Davidson motorcycle.

She was a member of the First Christian Church in Dodge City.

Survivors include: 4 sons, Mike Harris and wife Kathie, Garden City, Steve Harris and wife Rosa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Dan Harris and wife Margo, Dodge City and Tim Harris and wife Virginia, Emporia; her sister, Jean Sinclair and husband Mervin, Dodge City; 12 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Phil on December 27, 2015 and a grandson, Phil Harris.

Funeral services will be at 3:00 pm Friday, September 9, 2022 at Ziegler Funeral Chapel, Dodge City, with Dusty Cookson officiating.  Burial will follow in Greencrest Memorial Gardens, Dodge City.  Visitation will be Thursday, September 8, 2022 from noon to 8:00 pm at Ziegler Funeral Chapel.

The family suggests memorials to Manor of the Plains or the First Christian Church both in care of Ziegler Funeral Chapel, 1901 N. 14 ^th Ave., Dodge City, Kansas 67801.