James Howard Harris

Funeral services for Mr. James Howard Harris, 69, of Gainesboro, Tennessee, will be held at 2 P.M. on Sunday, August 28, 2011, at Anderson - Upper Cumberland Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the John L. Clark Memorial Cemetery in the Stone community of Jackson County, TN. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 4 P.M. - 9 P. M., and on Sunday from 12 Noon until time of services. He passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2011, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center in Cookeville, TN. He was born May 8, 1942, in Jackson County, TN, to the late Pole Harris and Eula Godsey Harris. On June 16, 1964, he was married to Sally Porterfield Harris, who survives. He worked for the Jackson County Solid Waste Department, and was a member of the Dudneys Hill Church of Christ. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by 5 Sisters: Mattie Stewart, Hattie Chaffin, Mary Jo Lawson, Louise Haney, and Velma Bowman; and 2 Brothers: Cordell Harris and Roosevelt Harris. Survivors include his Wife: Sally Porterfield Harris of Gainesboro, TN; 1 Son: Paul Harris and wife, Amanda, of Gainesboro, TN; 1 Daughter: Linda Hix and husband, John, of Gainesboro, TN; 4 Grandchildren: Rachel, Rebecca, and James Wayne Harris, and Emily Hix; 1 Sister: Jean Haney and husband, Harlen, of Cookeville, TN; and his Long - Time Special Friend: Willard Head. Bro. Sam Mainord will officiate at the services. Funeral Home Anderson Upper Cumberland Funeral Home, Inc. 2131 S. Grundy Quarles Hwy. P.O. Box 398 Gainesboro TN - 38562 US 931-268-1550 931-268-1552