Harry L. Harms, 85, died April 30, 2010 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born May 8, 1924 at Newton, Kansas, the son of Edwin and Sophia (Schmidt) Harms. He married Barbara Jane Phillips July 2, 1946 at Burns, Kansas. She died January 14, 2000. A Hoisington resident for forty-four years, moving from Potwin, Kansas, Mr. Harms was operations manager at the Otis Helium Plant from 1965 to 1970 and retired from the Missouri Pacific Railroad in 1989. He was an United States Army veteran. Mr. Harms was a member of First United Methodist Church and American Legion Post #286, Hoisington. His mother, Sophia passed away while Harry was an infant and he was raised by his second mom, Luella Vogt. Survivors include two sons: Lloyd Harms, Hoisington, Kansas; and Rodney Harms, Manhattan, Kansas; four daughters: Barbara Craig, Enterprise, Kansas; Donna Bunk, Wichita, Kansas; Linda Harms, Anita, Iowa; and Karen Harms, Derby, Kansas; one brother, Lawrence Harms, Rio Hondo, Texas; two sisters: Arlene Morris, Eureka, Kansas; and Norma Bledsoe, Mooreville, Indiana; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Jane Harms. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m., Monday, May 3, 2010 at First United Methodist Church, Hoisington. The Reverend Ralph Jarboe and the Reverend Gary Harms will officiate. Burial will be in Hoisington Cemetery, with military honors by the Fort Riley Honor Guard. Friends may call from 1:00 to 8:00 p.m., Sunday, May 2, 2010 at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home and from 9:00 a.m. to service time Monday at the church. Memorials are suggested to the First United Methodist Church or the Donor's Choice, in care of the funeral home.