James Hess

James Harvey "Jim" Hess BIRCHLEAF, Va. James Harvey "Jim" Hess, age 87, left his loving family Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009, at Norton Community Hospital in Norton, Va. Born Oct. 16, 1922, in Skaggs, Va., he was a son of the late Elbert and Alafair Street Hess. He served in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1946 and was a World War II veteran. He was a volunteer for the fire dept. and rescue squad. He was an active member of VFW Onsby Rose Post 3782, Haysi, and was a member of UMWA. He was of the Freewill Baptist faith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 51 years, Jackie Davis Hess; brothers, Luther Hess, Edward (Red) Hess and Arthur Lee Hess; and sisters, Ettie Hamon, Draper Brown and Rachel Sutherland. Survivors include four daughters, Marilyn (Philip) Turner of Clinchco, Carolyn (Bobby) Hammons of Clintwood and Becky (Eugene) Hackney and Jan (Roger) Coleman both of Birchleaf; five grandchildren, James Robert Hammons, Dustin Carroll Hammons, Tarrah and Jenna Coleman, Ron Counts and wife Brittney; three great-grandchildren, Brianna Counts, Ashton Counts and Lucas Counts. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009, at the Haysi Funeral Home with Danny Sluss officiating. Burial will follow in the Fuller Cemetery, Birchleaf, Va. VFW Post 3782 will conduct military graveside rites. Pallbearers will be VFW post. Honorary pallbearers will be sons-in-law and grandsons. The family will receive friends after 4 p.m. Saturday, at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to be made to VFW Post No. 3782 P.O. Box 66 Haysi, VA., to finish the Veterans Memorial Monument on which he had worked hard on and was very proud of. Haysi Funeral home is in charge of arrangements.