Red Top Cemetery

Woodward County, Oklahoma

© Billings Funeral Home
Submitted by: Terry Dudley

Charles Edgar Harper

April 8, 1942 ~ April 17, 2024

Charles E. Harper, 82 year old Mooreland resident, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2024 after a short battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 20, 2024 at the Quinlan Methodist Church with Reverend Todd Finley officiating. Burial will follow in the Red Top Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of the Billings Funeral Home.

Charles Edgar Harper born to Jim and Evaleene Harper on April 8, 1942. He was the baby of the family and the last of five kids. Charles grew up on the family farm north of Quinlan. He was active in FFA, school plays, sports, and choir. He attended Quinlan rough riders until its closing. He then transferred and graduated from Mooreland High School in 1960. Charles tried attending Oklahoma State University after high school but decided it wasn't for him. He came back to the farm and raised chickens, turkeys, hogs, sheep, and cattle. He was united in marriage to Liles Ann Wilcox on March 6, 1965. They together started a dairy operation. To this union three children were born: John Charles, Kellie Ann, and Pamela Lynn. They operated the dairy until 1985, but continued a cow/calf and turkey/chicken and gardening operation. Vegetable production was his passion along with raising American Quarter Horses. In 2018 they retired from the farm, moving into Woodward. Recently declining health moved them to the Woodward Skilled Nursing.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and infant brother, his older brother Gerald Harper, and older sister Lucille Dixon.

He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Liles Ann Harper of the home; sister-in-law, Mildred Morris of Enid, brother-in-law, Edward Wilcox of Okeene; older sister, Mary Alice Dwyer of Colorado; three children: John Charles Harper and wife Angelina of Lindsey, Kellie Ann McIntosh and significant other Billy Phelps of Quinlan, Pamela Ann Kornele and significant other Chip Broaddus of Woodward; grandchildren: Peyton Allen McIntosh and wife Shala of Quinlan, John RayVan Chance Harper and wife Maggie of Coweta, Jeremy Lee MacDougall and wife Janet of Elgin, Jamie Adams of Yuma, Arizona, Ridge Colter McIntosh and wife Brooke of Quinlan, Christopher Blake Kornele and wife Renay of Nye, Montana, James Kent Phelps and significant other Madison of Quinlan, Cassie May Kornele of Red Lodge, Montana; great-grandchildren: Brittney Lord of Fletcher, James Akins of Elgin, Jayden MacDougall of Enid, Waylon Chance McIntosh of Quinlan, Kallyn Royce Kornele of Nye, Montana, Eidith Pearl Harper of Coweta, Avery Layne Phelps of Quinlan; one great-great-grandson Bow Glover of Fletcher; along with many nieces, nephews, and many friends.

The family would like to thank the Humanity Hospice and the Woodward Skilled Nursing Home for their care.