Jody Lamar Harris

Jody Lamar Harris obituary

Jody Lamar Harris

Jody Harris Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Willis Funeral Home on Aug. 29, 2025.

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MR. JODY LAMAR HARRIS – AGE 50, - Of Dalton, Georgia passed away on Thursday, August 28, 2025. He was born on January 14, 1975 to the late James Howard Harris and JoAnn Manning Burse Harris. He was preceded by his brother, Jamie Lavar "Peavy" Harris, grandparents, Arthur and Sarah Harris, and grandfather, Joe Spencer Burse, III.

Survivors are his sister, Joni LeeAnna (James) Williams; grandmother, Anna Lee Burse; niece, and nephews, Jaylon Harris, Taylon Harris, and Shaylon Harris, ; stepmother, Annette Ross; stepsisters, Amanda (Rudy) Garcia, and Bridgette Allen; aunts, uncles, cousins, relatives, and friends.

Celebration of Life for Mr. Jody Lamar Harris will be held on Sunday, September 7, 2025 at 2:00 P. M. at Mountain Ridge Baptist Church, 1401 Martin L. King, Jr. Blvd., Dalton, Georgia 30721 with Pastor Dr. Jerry D. Jones as Eulogist and Bishop Dr. Bennie Tibbs as Presider. His remains will lie in state at the funeral home on Saturday from 12:00 noon until 7:00 P. M. Interment, Fairground Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to Willis Funeral Home, Inc., Dalton, Georgia.

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2011 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Dalton, GA 30721

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