He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry Franklin and Willie Pauline Harris; sisters, Ruth Hellen Ingle and Lou Cindy Harris; and brother, James Franklin Harris.
He is survived by his daughters, Angela Renae (Christopher Wayne) McCombs and Amanda Leigh Ann Harris; sons, James Michael Harris (special friend Krystal Hunter) and James Matthew Harris; sisters, Oma Lou (Robert) Hammack and Lou Ellen (Olen) McGough; brothers, Earnie Eugene Harris and T.J. (Brenda) Harris; and grandchildren, Taylor Hope McCombs, Austin Reed Harrison, Hannah Brooke McCombs, Brylon Scott Pilkington and Alexander James Harris.