Robert “Bobby” Lee Harris, 75, of Blackshear, passed away Sunday morning, February 15, 2026, at Altamaha Healthcare in Jesup, after battling a long illness.
Born in Jesup January 11, 1951, he lived in Pierce County most of his life. He was a 1969 graduate of Blackshear High School and later attended ABAC in Tifton. Over the years, he had worked as a police officer for the City of Blackshear, worked in the banking business, was a fire fighter for the City of Waycross and was a truck driver having last worked for Heartland Trucking.
Hated by some but loved by many, he loved to fish when he could but music was his passion. He was known as “The Singing Policeman” for his love of singing but was also rather good at being a songwriter with one of his more popular songs being, “I Know, I Know, I Know.”
He loved the Lord and especially loved to sing about Jesus. He had attended Hacklebarney Baptist Church, Patterson Baptist Church, Mt. Calvary Baptist Church and was a member of Blackshear First Baptist Church having grown up in the church as a young child.
He was a son of the late Howard Lee and Chonnis Loleta White Harris. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Rick Harris and Donnie Harris.
Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Scotty and Rachael Harris, Blackshear; two sisters, Connie Blalock and Vannessa Harris, both of Blackshear; three brothers, Lamar Harris, Hoboken, Herbert Harris, Blackshear, and Mike (Lisa) Harris, Kingsland; ffour grandchildren, Brianna Harris, Andrew Durand, Angel and Layla; two great-grandchildren, Gabby and Giovanni and several nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Visitation will be from 2-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at the funeral home.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, from the Pearson-Dial Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Bill Young officiating.
Interment will be in the Screven City Cemetery.
The family kindly requests members of the Blackshear High School class of 1969 serve as honorary pallbearers. They are asked to please meet at the funeral home chapel by 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association at www.diabetes.org or to the Alzheimer’s Association at www.alz.org.
Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online guestbook at www.pearsondial.com.
Pearson-Dial Funeral Home of Blackshear is honored to serve the Harris family during this time.
