Tuesday, March 12, 2019 11:23 am

ROCKY MOUNT - James "Robert" Harris, Sr., age 78, passed away on Monday, March 11, 2019. Born in Lenoir County, on March 9, 1941, he was the son of the late Tommie Harris and Hazel Williams Harris. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Jean Lewis; brothers, Dalton Harris and Tommy Ray Harris.

He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Linda L. Harris; children, Angela H. Durham, and husband, Shelton, James Harris, Jr., Susan "Bonnie" H. Barnes and husband, Armand, Greg Harris and wife, Jamie, and Conway Harris and wife, Elaine; 14 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

A funeral Service will be held on Thursday, March 14, 2019 at 11 a.m. in the Chapel of Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services with Rev. Luttrell Spell officiating. Burial will follow the service at Rocky Mount Memorial Park. The family will receive friends and relatives on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 from 7 - 9 p.m. at Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home.

Flowers are welcome or memorials may be made to Foundation of Life Church of God of Prophecy, 900 Wilkins St, Rocky Mount, NC 27803.