Robert Bliss Walker Harris

Robert Bliss Walker Harris, age 88, passed away peacefully on March 9, 2026, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital.

Born on October 17, 1937, in Finger, Tennessee, he was the son of the late Robert Henry and Mary Opal Walker Harris. A 1957 graduate of Bethel Springs High School, Robert shared a lifelong love with his wife Betty, his grade school sweetheart. They married in April 1956 and made their home first in Selmer, Tennessee, before moving their family to Henderson in 1976.

Robert studied Criminal Justice at UT Martin and served with distinction as a Tennessee Highway Patrolman for more than thirty years across West Tennessee. He found great joy in the outdoors, particularly gardening, golfing, fishing, and hunting, and cherished the home he and Betty created on the Tennessee River.

He is survived by his three sons, Phillip Harris (Pamela) of Summerville, South Carolina, John Harris (Melinda) of Jackson, Tennessee, and Jason Harris (Jenny) of Colleyville, Texas; his younger brother, Billy Frank Harris (Shirley) of Selmer; eight grandchildren, Holly Holladay (Nathan), Alyssa Toroni (Steven), Joshua Harris (Emily), Will Harris, Rachel Harris, Hardin Harris, Powers Harris, and Neyland Harris; and nine great-grandchildren, Beckham Toroni, Emerson Holladay, Grayson Holladay, Maximus Toroni, Savannah Toroni, Andrew Toroni, Millie Holladay, Penelope Harris, and Daphne Harris.