Rosetta Jones James

Mrs. Rosetta Jones James was a native of Akron, Alabama, located within Hale County in the popular region known as the Black Belt. Mrs. James was a Servant, amply displayed by her lengthy volunteerism in the Huntsville-Madison County community. Prior to her move to Huntsville, she lived in Long Island, New York, for 27 years. She worked part-time for the Madison County Extension Office, while yet supporting her husband, the late Mr. McKinley James, with his burgeoning landscaping business. Mrs. James was an effective community organizer, a proactive champion for children, the elderly, the incarcerated, the abused, neglected and disenfranchised. For some 40 years, Mrs. James served numerous community organizations as a volunteer. Among these were: Church Women United, HELPLINE, Huntsville-Madison County Senior Center, Madison County Day Care, Pathfinders, Alabama Democratic Conference, NAACP, Huntsville City Schools Advisory Committee, Operation Nehemiah, Union Hill Personal Growth Center, and First Missionary Baptist Church, Jail Ministry and Missionary Society. She was preceded in death by her husband, Mr. McKinley James. Funeral will be held at 12 Noon on Thursday from First Missionary Baptist with Reverend Dr. Don Darius Butler officiating and Pastor Emeritus Dr. Julius R. Scruggs eulogist. Mrs. James will be placed in the church one hour prior to funeral time. Interment will be held on Friday morning, October 18th in the Burroughs Family Cemetery, Greensboro, Alabama. * Per Mrs. James' personal request, in lieu of flowers, please make contributions to the Jail Ministry of First Missionary Baptist Church or to the Rosetta James Foundation.