Jesse Junior James

JESSE JUNIOR JAMES Jesse Junior James, 76, a resident of White Mountain Lake, Ariz., went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, April 27, 2014 in Monticello, Utah. He was born in Payette, Ida. on December 17, 1937. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Sabalo SS-302 from February 1956 to December 1959, earning the Good Conduct and China Service medals. He retired from the Union Pacific Railroad in Hermiston, Ore. before settling in White Mountain Lake, Ariz. He is preceded in death by his parents, Jesse W. James and Mary Kirkland; sister, Dreatha; and son Jesse James. He is survived by children, Michelle Cox and husband, Larry, Debbie Montoya, Diana Wojtas, Melissa Shakespeare and husband, Scott, and Jeff J. James; 15 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, four sisters, Louise, Lorraine, Barbara and Jeri; and one brother, Frank; and many nieces and nephews. Memorial services will be held Saturday, May 3, 2014 at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Bosque Farms, N.M.