Funeral service for J. Allan Harris, age 50, of Shelbyville, will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday, January 31, 2023, in the chapel of Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Scott Reed officiating. Burial will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Allan passed from this life Thursday, January 26, 2023, at Tristar Centennial Hospital after a short illness.
Visitation with the family will begin at 10 a.m. at the funeral home.
Allan was born on May 20, 1972, in Murfreesboro to Linda Burnett Harris and the late Terry Paul Harris. He was a 1991 graduate of Community High School and later in life received an associate’s degree from The University of Phoenix.
Allan was a lover of music, from singing with his brother to listening to music at home he always had music playing or was singing. He enjoyed being the life of the party or playing jokes on family and friends. He loved the Lord, his family, his dogs and was known to his grandkids as “JoJo”. He was a gun and knife enthusiast, having collected and built custom models for himself. He also was an avid Tennessee Vols football fan.
Along with his mother he is survived by: loving wife of 30 years, Karen Beth Molder Harris of Shelbyville; children, Megan (Bradley) Adcock and A.J. (Kayla) Harris; brother, Chris (Kelly) Harris; and grandchildren, Izzy and Ben McClanahan, Paislee and Jax Harris and Harry Adcock.
Memorial donations may be made to Clothe Our Kids at www.clotheourkids.com or P.O. Box 1412, Fayetteville, TN 37334.
Doak-Howell Funeral Home is serving the family.
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