Tipton, Iowa -- Darrell Amandus Harms, 45, of 707 W. Ninth St., Lot No. 61 died Monday, Dec. 8, 2003, at his home from a sudden illness.

Services are 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, at the Fry Funeral Home, Tipton. The Rev. Eugene Benda will officiate. Pallbearers are Danney Harms, Steve Harris, Adam Harms, Randy Post, Dustin Harms and Kevin Cook. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery, Mechanicsville.

Visitation is 4-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Mr. Harms was born Nov. 3, 1958, in Monticello, the son of Donald Harms and Doloris Christchson Harms Harris. He married Katherine Ann Cook, Nov. 19, 1994, in Tipton.

He graduated from Olin High School in 1976.

He joined the U.S. Army in 1982 and served for eight years.

He was a mechanic for CDS for the past three years.

He enjoyed the outdoors, camping, fishing, hunting, boating and eagles. He was a loving husband and father who took pride in his wife and children.

Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Danielle Cook of Tipton; a son, Dalton Harms of Tipton; his father, Donald Harms of Anamosa; his mother, Doloris Harris of Wisconsin; five sisters, Dorthea Horsfall and husband Paul of Waukan, Dorrene Smith and husband Pete of Minnesota, Donna Ford, Dana Reed and husband Ben and Davina Woods, all of Wisconsin; and a brother, Danney Harms of Olin