Mr. Horace James departed this life on Monday, March 4, 2019 at his residence in Tennille, Georgia. Funeral services were held on Sunday, March 10, 2019 at 3:00 P.M. at Union Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Warren Harris officiating. Interment was held in the church cemetery.
Mr. James was born on March 3, 1928 in Washington County, Georgia to the parentage of the late Mr. Jessie James, Sr. and the late Mrs. Annie Lou James.
He was employed at the Lapp Insulator Company in Sandersville, Georgia for many years until retirement in 1993. He was well known at Lapp because of his dedication and work ethics.
Mr. James was a member of Shalom Temple in Sandersville, Georgia under the leadership of Pastor Larry Young.
He was preceded in death by his daughter: Mrs. Louise James Scott; two sisters: Mrs. Annie Rosa London, Mrs. Hattie Bell Harris; and five brothers: Mr. George James, Sr., Mr. Jessie James, Mr. Bobby James, Mr. Albert James and Mr. Morris James.
Mr. James leaves to cherish his memories a beloved wife: Mrs. Erin James, Tennille, Georgia; four sons: Mr. Jeffery (Cynthia) James, Sandersville, Georgia, Mr. Rodney James, Mr. Ronald Young, Sr., Tennille, Georgia, Mr. Relinskee Patterson, Atlanta, Georgia; devoted grandson: Mr. Christopher James, Sandersville, Georgia; one sister: Mrs. Jessie Mae Jewel Lucas, Chicago, Illinois; one brother: Mr. Alex James, Tennille, Georgia; six sisters-in-law: Mrs. Catherine James, Mrs. Geraldine James, Tennille, Georgia, Ms. Patricia Carter, Atlanta, Georgia, Ms. Everdine Asberry, Macon, Georgia, Ms. Edna Jones, Ms. Ellen Jones, Miami, Florida; twenty two grandchildren; sixteen great grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
M.C. Smith Funeral Home in charge.