James Franklin Harris, 77, of Appaloosa Lane, Charlotte, died Monday, September 7, 2020 at Tucker Hospice House in Kannapolis. Memorial Services will be private. Born in Moore County on April 12, 1943, he was the son of Elbert Franklin and Margaret Furr Harris. He had worked in Commercial Construction Materials Sales. He is survived by his wife, Betty Conrad Harris of the home; 2 sons, Chad Harris and wife Ellen of Locust, and Eric Harris of Charlotte; daughter, Kristle Harris Osteen and husband Grayson of Wake Forest; brothers, Charles R. Harris of Raleigh and Tim Harris of West End; sisters, Edna Dix of Aberdeen and Janet Jones of Raleigh; 4 grandchildren, Jessica Harris, Grant Harris, Rachael Osteen and Seth Osteen. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Parkinson’s Foundation, 200 SE 1st Street, Suite 800, Miami, FL 33131 or to Hospice and Palliative Care of Cabarrus County, 5003 Hospice Lane, Kannapolis NC 28081. Briggs-Candor Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.