James Fletcher "Jim" Yokley II

James Yokley II

James "Jim" Fletcher Yokley, II, 66, of Jonesville, passed peacefully on Sunday, January 26, 2025. Jim was born July 9, 1958, to Oscar "Bud" Hoyle Yokley, Jr. and Clara Jacquelin Springthorpe Yokley, the only son with three sisters. Jim was very loyal to his friends, larger than life with the stories he spun from the adventures he had experienced. Jim embraced the Blue Ridge Mountains. He spent many hours exploring its backwoods paths and befriending everyone he met along the way. Jim also worked in construction doing industrial painting, confined space entry, and as a mechanical technician for Winston Salem's downtown hotels. A talented mechanic, he had a gift of seeing how to fix many things. Jim loved music festivals, everything from backyard get-togethers to large events with national artists. Jim would help set and wire the stages, meeting many musicians along the way. Jim graduated from Mount Airy High School in 1976, with classes at Surry Community College. Jim is survived by his three sisters, Mary Emily Yokley Cooke, Elizabeth Bland Yokley Tickle, and Laura B. Yokley; his niece, Mary (Tickle) Helm with son Lucian Helm; his nephew, Michael Tickle and his wife, Becki, and Becki's children, Joseph, Emily and Gwen Davault; his nieces, Sonnie Cooke Hardy and her husband, Stan, and their son, Zane Hardy, and Stacy Cooke Smith Carroll and her husband, Rick, and Stacy's children, Sophie and Porter Smith. In Jim's final days, his good friends stood by his side, gave him comfort, and watched over him. Special thanks to Abby Wilmoth, RC Stamper, Robert Osborne, and Greg Scott. Jim considered all his many, many, loyal friends his very best family. Jim loved the persimmons at his childhood home, each year he would gather the wild crop and make persimmon pudding from a family recipe. Jim's final wish is granted to rest in peace in the mountains he loved underneath a wild persimmon tree. A memorial service will be held Saturday, March 1, 2025, at 2:00 PM at Trinity Episcopal Church, with the Rev. Sarah Morris officiating. A reception will immediately follow at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to The Blue Ridge Conservancy, https://blueridgeconservancy.org/, P.O. Box 568, Boone, NC 28607; Trinity Episcopal Church, 472 North Main Street, Mount Airy, NC 27030; or Mountain Valley Hospice and Palliative Care, P.O. Box 325, Dobson, NC 27017. Arrangements are entrusted to Moody Funeral Services of Mount Airy. Online condolences may be made at www.moodyfuneralservices.com.