James "Chip" Harris Jr.

James "Chip" Harris Jr., born on February 27, 1951, in Charlotte, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on May 16, 2025, at Asheboro Health and Rehab. Chip led a life full of inspiration and devotion, cherished by all who knew him. A beloved father, brother, and grandfather.

Chip graduated from Ben L. Smith High School in 1970, where he met his high school sweetheart, Kathy. Later attended school in Denver, Colorado where he studied to be a gunsmith. He worked for various construction companies as a draftsman, but dedicated over ten years to working at Guaranteed Supply before he retired in January, 2024.

Outside of his professional life, he found joy in gunsmithing, and his love for the outdoors was boundless, where he spent countless weekends hunting and fishing. Chip had passion for working on cars and motorcycles and had a knack for taking apart and putting back together anything with an engine.

His warm spirit shone brightly in his community, where he taught Sunday School and sang in the choir for many years at South Plainfield Friends and Cedar Square Friends Meeting, creating lasting bonds with those he served alongside. Chip had a generous heart, supporting countless charities, missions, and missionaries overseas.

Chip is preceded in death by his father, James Harris Sr., his mother, Nellie Pearl Redding, and his beloved wife, Katherine Harris, and her sister Donna Greeson.

He is survived by his children, James Harris, and wife, Kaela, Jonathan Harris, and Janna Allen, and husband, Cameron, and his six grandchildren, Adelein Nichols, and husband, Walt, Sophie Harris, Samuel Allen, Augustus Harris, and Indie Harris. He is also mourned by his siblings, Chuck Harris, and wife, Debbie and Vickie Norman, and husband, Jerry, brothers-in-law, Bill Hedrick, and wife, Susan, Jeff Hedrick, and Stephen Greeson along with numerous nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be held on May 20, 2025, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Pugh Funeral Home at 600 S Main St., Randleman, NC. The funeral service will be conducted on May 21, 2025, at 11:00 AM at South Plainfield Friends Meeting 4033 Plainfield Rd., Sophia, NC, followed by burial in the church cemetery.