William Howard James

Age 74

Woodbury, NJ

Went home to be with the Lord on February 13, 2018 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Predeceased by his father Lyle Wilkie James, Sr and a sister Kimberlie.

He was a 1962 graduate of Riverside High School and had the lead in his high school play, Will

the Mail Train Run Tonight, Mother? He served two years active duty in the U. S. Navy aboard the USS Laffey and received an honorable discharge as a Petty Officer 3 rd Class. He was employed for 43 years by Tenneco/OxyChem/Colorite Polymers of Burlington, NJ. He was a longtime member of Shawnee Baptist Church of Shamong, NJ where he sang in the choir and was currently attending Hope Christian Fellowship of Woodbury, NJ and Southwood Baptist of West Deptford, NJ.

Survived by his wife Joy (nee} Doerre), a son Christopher William (Christa), and a daughter Sara

Elizabeth. He was Pop pop to Wyatt Dale.

Always Billy to his family, he is survived by his mother Eleanor Ely James, his brothers Lyle Jr.

(Nancy), Kenneth Sr. (Susan), Dennis (Eileen), Robin (Laura), and Kevin, and also many nieces and

nephews.

Bill was a born-again Christian and his family has the assurance of seeing him in heaven.

Interment will be private.