Willie Henry James

Willie Henry “Pee Wee” James of Blytheville, AR was born January 22, 1940, in Blytheville, AR to the late Willie James and the late Ardie Read James. He was a Teacher for Blytheville Public Schools, a Bus Driver, and a Funeral Director for Wilson Funeral Home, he also held a bachelor’s degree in education. Willie was a member of New Immanuel M.B. Church, where he was chairman of Deacon Board and the Trustee Board as well as a Sunday School Teacher. Mr. James passed away on February 28, 2022, at Great River Medical Center in Blytheville, AR at the age of 82. He is preceded in death by his father Willie James, his mother Ardie Read James, his first wife Ila Thompson James, one son Thomas Holliday, three brother in laws Alfred Hopkins, Jr., Rev. Robert Hopkins, and James Hopkins and one grandson Henry King III. He is survived by his wife Vera Hopkins James of Blytheville, AR, two sons Brian (Monique) James of Junction City, KS and Kerry (Tawanda) Johnson of Baltimore, MD, two daughters Jacqueline (Jimmy) Davis of Olive Branch, MS and Deborah Weaver of Blytheville, AR, nine grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. The visitation will be held Saturday, March 5, 2022, from 12:00 to 2:00 P.M. at the Blytheville High School Boys Gym in Blytheville, AR with the funeral immediately following at 2:00 P.M., Rev. Burton Furlow will be officiating. The burial will be held at Gethsemane Memorial Gardens in Blytheville, AR. Services provided by Wilson Funeral Home Blytheville, AR.