Roanoke Times
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DATE: THURSDAY, May 27, 1993 TAG: 9305270302
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Short
OBIT JAMES, WILLIAM LOUIS JR.
JAMES, William Louis Jr., ("W.L."), of Richmond, died May 24, 1993, of
congestive heart failure and diabetes. He is survived by his daughter, Mary
James Legatski; and a son-in-law, Richard Albert Legatski, of Falls Church;
and a son, William Louis James III; and a daughter-in-law, Sharon M. James of
Fairfax. Mr. James was born in Wythe County, the son of the late William Louis
and Mabel Davidson James. He was a decorated veteran of World War II, having
served in the China-Burma-India (C.B.I.) Theatre in the Army Air Corps.
Following the war, he earned a B.S. degree in agricultural economics from
Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg. He was the retired Chief of the
Grain Bureau of the Virginia Department of Agriculture, participated in
various state and national agricultural organizations, and received an award
of appreciation from the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation. Since his retirement
in 1984, Mr. James pursued several hobbies including nature photography,
gardening, and the collection of antique cut glass. His remains rest at the
Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home's Chippenham Chapel, 6900 Hull Street Road,
where the family will receive friends 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday. Funeral
services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Friday at the Stratford Hills United
Methodist Church. Interment 4 p.m. in the Ashbury United Methodist Church
Cemetery, Cedar Springs. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be
made to the American Heart Association or the American Diabetes Association.
by CNB