James Lee "Jimmie" Champie

James "Jimmie" Lee Champie
James "Jimmie" Lee Champie went to be with the Lord February 22, 2017. He was born January 31, 1937 and had just turned 80 years old. His parents were Charles J Champie and Dorothy (Crawford) Champie. He was born in Ellensburg, went to school here and graduated from Ellensburg High.
After graduation he went to live with his uncle Bob in Seattle, where he got a job at Boeing and worked for the next 40 years.
A year or two after moving to Seattle he came back to Ellensburg where he met up with Sylvia Robins. They were married and had three children which he is survived by; Cindy (Doug) Colder, Steve (Martha) Champie and Scott (Denise) Champie. Jimmy also had three step-children, Dan Colbert, Claudia Cumming and Karen Cumming. He is also survived by his sister Florence Bender and six grandchildren.
Preceding him in death were his parents, two brothers and one sister.
He enjoyed going camping with his friend and wife Merle MacNaughton. Jimmy and his long-time buddy Rich Hoctor would hook up the trailer and head for the hills. He was a member of the Moose, Eagles and American Legion and also enjoyed all his friends at the senior center.
A memorial service will be held at the Calvary Baptist Church (Liberty Theater) 5th and Pine, May 5, 2017 at 1pm.
A Place in Heaven
It took a while for God to say,
your place is done, now come and stay.
The loved ones you left will miss you a lot,
but they know God is with you
and has prepared you a special spot.
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.brooksidefhc.com.