James "Jimmy" Scott Fling

          James S. “Jimmy” Fling, of Sellersville, PA, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2022, at Reading Hospital, West Reading, PA.  He was 51.

          Born in Doylestown, PA, and raised in Sellersville, he was the son of Susan E. (Phillips) Fling-Fresh, of Sellersville, PA, and the late William E. Fling, Jr, who died on July 25, 1990. He was a 1990 graduate of Pennridge High School, Perkasie, PA.

          A chef by profession, Jimmy spent most of his days working in a kitchen and preparing amazing meals to support weddings and other huge life events for many.  He was the Head Chef at the Bella Vista Golf Course, Gilbertsville, PA, for 20 years.

          He touched the hearts of so many and made a difference in many people’s lives with his biggest goal to make people laugh. He was the man who would do anything for anyone without question and was always a great listener and who always put others before himself.

          Jimmy loved spending time with his family and friends, cooking, chasing thunderstorms, fireworks, and driving around in his Jeep with the top down.  He enjoyed going to concerts and listening to music along with Howard Stern.  He was well-known for being the man with cake in his hand to smash it in someone’s face.

          Surviving with his mother are a brother, W. Scott Fling and his wife Eileen, of Silverdale, PA; a sister, Catherine E. Fling Stapleton and her life-long companion Joshua M. Gebhard, of Sellersville, PA; two nephews, Dawson Stapleton, of Perkasie, PA, and Trevor Fling, of Silverdale; three nieces, Amber Fling Frey and her husband Craig and their three children, Kaylee, Alannah and Wesley, of Quakertown, PA, Madison Fling Konig and her husband Andrew and their son Mason, of Quakertown, PA,, Madeline Gebhard, of Sellersville.

          His Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at the Suess-Gahman Funeral Home, 606 Arch Street, Perkasie, PA, where family and friends may call from 10:00 to 11:00 AM.

          In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the National Hemophilia Foundation, 7 Penn Plaza, Suite 1204, New York, NY  10001, or www.hemophilia.org in honor of Jimmy’s father, William E. Fling, Jr.

          Arrangements are by the Suess-Gahman Funeral Home, 606 Arch Street, Perkasie, PA, 18944.