69 year old Bobby Donald “Donnie” James of Smithville died Friday night in North Carolina. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church. The funeral will be Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Terry Little and John Purdue will officiate and burial will be in the Mount Holly Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and Thursday from 11:00 a.m. until the service at 2:00 p.m. He was preceded in death by his parents, Homer and Media Certain James and a brother, Joe Allen James. Survivors include his wife, Faye West James of Smithville. Three sons, Jeffery Don James, Timothy Kevin and wife Robin James, and Westley and wife Carole James. A daughter, Amy Alicia James and husband Dr. Kevin Rhody. Six grandchildren, Kristen Leigh, Grant Alexander, Adam Christian, and Hannah Elizabeth James, Alexander James, and Rachel Ann Rhody all of Smithville. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. The family asks that donations be made, in lieu of flowers, to the First United Methodist Church building fund.
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