PARMA HARRISKingman, KS

Parma Harris, 100, died Nov. 14, 2025, at Wheatlands Healthcare Center, Kingman.

She was born Nov. 18, 1924 at Aurora, Nebraska, the daughter of Ralph and Emma Smith Donaldson.  A longtime resident of Kingman, she worked in accounting for Production Credit Association.

Parma was a member of the Kingman Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, and the Art Club, all of Kingman; and The Quilter’s Guild of Hutchinson.

On Oct. 7, 1945, she married Ralph Smith in Westphalia, Kansas; he died in December of 1980. On March 6, 1983, she married Loren Harris in Kingman, Kansas; he died May 8, 2003. Survivors include daughter Diane (Earnest) Burditt; brother Duane Smith; daughter-in-law Marcy Smith; step-son Larry (Carmen) Harris; step-daughter Susie (John) Graber; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by son Daryl Smith; brother Leavens Donaldson; and twin sisters Marietta and Henrietta.

Parma was a talented seamstress and painter. She shared her gifts to many of her relatives.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, at the Kingman Methodist Church. Friends may call from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Turon Cemetery.

Memorials may be made with the Kingman Methodist Church.

Livingston Funeral Home

(620) 532- 3322

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