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First Posted: 4/8/2012
William J. James, 68, of Harding, passed away on Sunday April 1, 2012 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
Born in Larksville, he was the son of the late Gordon and Helen Fisher James. He was a member of the Church of the Holy Redeemer, Harding, Corpus Christi Parish, and a graduate of Kingston High School and Luzerne County Community College, where he earned a degree in engineering. Mr. James was a U.S. Vietnam veteran, serving with the Coast Guard.
While living in Forty Fort, Bill was an active member of the Forty Fort Flyers Football Organization, serving as president for several years, and was also a member of the borough council.
After moving to Harding, Bill served on the township zoning board. Throughout his life, Bill was an avid horseman, racing, breeding and retiring race horses to good homes. In addition, he belonged to the United States Trotting Association.
Surviving are his wife, the former Kathleen Charney, and children, Billy James, Harding; Heather James and her husband, Ande Gonzalez, Harrisburg; Kelli James and her fiancé, John Jones, Exeter; Mollie and her husband, Michael Evans, Hughestown; Krissy James, Exeter; niece Amy Novak, Exeter; brothers, Charles James, Dallas; Joseph and his wife, Janie James, Harveys Lake; grandchildren, Nico James and Tyler James Sciandra, along with many other nieces and nephews.
Military funeral services were held on Wednesday, April 4 from the Gubbiotti Funeral Home, 1030 Wyoming Ave., Exeter, with a Mass of Christian Burial at the Church of the Holy Redeemer, Harding, (Corpus Christi Parish), with the Rev. James Alco as celebrant.
Interment was in St. John the Baptist Cemetery, Cedar Street, Exeter.
To continue Bill’s work with and love of horses, in lieu of flowers please send donations to: Marley’s Mission, 188 Shaffer Road, Lake Ariel, PA 18459, a non-profit organization providing equine-based therapy to children who have experienced trauma.
To send the family an expression of sympathy or an online condolence please visit www.gubbiottifh.com .