James Robert Waddell Jr., 61, of Union, WV, passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2019, at the Peyton Hospice House in Lewisburg, WV.
Jimmy was born on January 8, 1958, in Tennessee, and was the son of the late James R. and Wanda Lee Hoke Waddell Sr.
He was of the Protestant faith, a timber cutter with over 41 years of experience, an avid hunter and fisherman, along with being an experienced mushroom hunter.
Surviving are his wife of 34 years, Dorothy Mentz Waddell; sisters, Miranda Waddell of North Carolina and Wanda Bostic of Gap Mills, WV; brother, Randy Waddell of Alta, WV; mother-in-law, Louise Mentz of Jones Mountain Road in Monroe County, WV; sisters-in-law, Edna Weikle (Sonny) of Jones Mountain Road and Phyllis Blankenship (Jim) of White Sulphur Springs, WV; brother-in-law, Robert “Jr.” Mentz (Pam) of Jones Mountain Road; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for James will be on Sunday, March 17, 2019, at 3 p.m. at the Highland Community Church in Second Creek, WV, with Pastor Freddy Bostic and Pastor Ralph Hubbard officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive their family and friends from 1:30 p.m. until the time of service, Sunday, at the church.
Send online condolences by visiting www.WallaceandWallaceFH.com.
Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home in Ronceverte is in charge of arrangements.
Obituary originally published in the March 15, 2019 edition of The West Virginia Daily News.
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