Stacey Gregg “Tay” Harris was born in Statesville on April 20, 1975, to Lavida Byers Harris and the late Silas Harris. He entered into eternal life unexpectedly on Sunday, March, 10 2024.

Stacey graduated from South Iredell High School in 1993, where he was a member of the Viking Band. He was a jack of all trades, and his father often said he could sell ice to an Eskimo. Over the years he worked as a car salesman for Nissan, salesman and manager at Radio Shack, salesman for Sprint and recently worked as a pallet builder for Southeast Pallet Inc. He loved helping others, and his greatest passion was working as a videographer for Winston-Salem State University’s Red Sea of Sound. Last year, he started working with the throwers on South Iredell High School’s track team and was looking forward to working with them again this year. He was a member of First Greater Living Missionary Baptist Church, where he played the drums and often worked with the youth to help clean up yards for the elderly members. He loved God, the Church, his Family, and the community.

He was preceded in death by his father, Silas Harris; five uncles, William Perry Lackey, Carl Brown, Robert “Bobby” Griffin, Richard Johnson, and Charles Carrouthers; both grandmothers, Rose Harris and Beulah Brown; two aunts, Flora Griffin and Clara Watts; and his beloved mother-in-law, Margie Byers.

Stacey leaves to cherish the memories of his life his loving wife, Crystal Byers Harris, and adoring son, Tayshon Harris, both of the home; his mother, Lavida Harris of Statesville; one brother, Kenneth Lee (Felina) Harris of Troutman; one brother-in-law, Jonathan E. Byers of Spokane, Wash.; seven aunts, Saundra Hopkins, Debra Bellamy, Elaine Heaggans, and Georgellen Brown, all of Statesville, and Denise Rice of Charlotte, Shirley Johnson of Clemmons and Shirley Davis of Winston-Salem; five uncles, Reggie Rice (Cheri) of Atlanta, Ga., Jesse (Lisa) Brown of Taylorsville, Sammy (Deneva) Brown of Waldorf, Md., Johnny (Mary) Brown of Charlotte and David Brown of Statesville; father-in-law, Jonathan Byers; two nephews, Andrew Harris and Ethan Harris, both of Troutman; cousins, Crystal Rose Rangrej of Garner, Chris Rice of Los Angeles, Calif., Edwin (Kristina) Rice of Charlotte, Margaret Davis of High Point, Matthew (Tasha) Bellamy of Troutman, and Katherine Bellamy of Statesville; a special mom, Linda Lackey; close friends, Jason Geter and Kevin (Emily) Ferrell; and a host of other cousins, relatives and friends.

Celebration of Life Services will be held on Thursday, March 14, at 1:30 p.m. at First Greater Living Missionary Baptist Church in Statesville. The interment will be at Iredell Memorial Park. Members of the family will receive friends at the church from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., and will assemble at the residence of Sister Lavida Harris at other times.

Visit the Book of Memories for Mr. Harris at www.rutledgeandbigham.com.

Rutledge and Bigham Funeral Home is serving the family of Mr. Stacey Harris.