Roma E. Harris

Dodge City – Roma E. Harris, 90, died March 17, 2022 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. Roma Elaine (Strate) Harris, born January 24, 1932, went to be with her Savior on March 17, 2022.

Roma graduated from Kinsley High School and married her husband of 68 years, David Lee Harris of Kinsley.

Roma was a home maker, avid gardener, and mother of three. She was known for creating beauty which included sewing, hand work, flower arrangement, gardening, and decorating. Roma was a faithful believer in Jesus and a charter member of Grace Community Church, Dodge City.

Roma was proceeded in death by her parents, Fred Strate and Gladys (Ary) Strate, and her siblings Delpha (Strate)Vomberg, Lionel Strate, and David Kay Strate, and granddaughter Casi (Harris) Rott.

Her surviving relatives include her three children Brent and his wife Pat Harris, Chadd and his wife Cindy Harris, and Shelley and her husband John Thaemert, six grandchildren: Jamie Rajewski and her husband Kyle, Katie Harris and Rusty Carpenter, Cari Harris, Rachel Miller and her husband Austin, James Thaemert, and six great-grandchildren.

Funeral service will be held at Grace Community Church on Thursday March 24, 2022 at 2:00 PM with Pastor Kirk Larson presiding. Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in Dodge City.Visitation will be at Swaim Funeral Chapel on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 from 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM with the family receiving friends from 6:00PM to 8:00PM. Memorials are suggested to Grace Community Church or Franklin Graham Ministries in care of the funeral home. Thoughts and memories may be shared in the online guest book at www.swaimfuneralhome.com.

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