James Edward Conkrite III

James Edward Conkrite III obituary, Champaign, IL

James Edward Conkrite III

James Conkrite Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Walker Funeral Service and Chapel, Inc. - Springfield on Jul. 6, 2024.

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James Edward Conkrite III 39, transitioned from this life on Saturday June 29th, 2024, at his residence.
Born March 9th, 1985, he was the second son to James Edward Conkrite Jr and Dawn Danielle Cunninham.
James grew up in Springfield and surrounding areas. James went to Lanphier High school but completed his GED years later.
James was an entrepreneur, A true hustler. You need cameras installed, he got you, you needed a new screen on your phone, he got you, you need an iPad or iPhone. He was the man to talk to. He was smart and funny and witty, always wanting to learn new and better things. He loved music and technology and reading. He wanted to become an electrician anything could be fixed my him. His laugh was contagious and his smile so big and beautiful. He was a beautiful soul.
He loved his family, a daughter Geavonna, meaning fathers light, he was so proud of the woman she has become. He was proud of how her mother raised her and raised her right. He tried to keep most of his emotions inside he didn't know how to show them. He was proud of his stepdaughter Araceli He thought she was cool because she can draw. He was so happy they got what he never had he thought these girls were so cool. He loved to watch old Tv shows and movies, and any shows about building things and how they worked. James Loved to play video games where he was known as Johnny Gucci, He played GTA Borderlands and Fallout. He loved to tinker and listen to music. He loved Avenged sevenfold, highly suspect, Sick puppies to Kevin Gates and project Pat even Elton John. He absolutely loved our dog Luca Brasi. She was he shadow, everywhere he went, she did. He was overcoming a lot of challenges, but he always figured out a way. He loved to tell stories, he gets you reeled in with this exuberate story great plot and just stop, a jokester. So much talent. So much more he could have given the world.
James met his soul mate Mindy Conkrite April 11th, 2018, and wed to be forever always, July 21st, 2021. He always proclaimed that she was is soul mate, and she the same. They bragged about each other love for the other. You do not meet a love like that all the time. James didn't really like to sit still he had to always be doing something or learning something.
James leaves behind a lot of people who truly loved him. He was survived by wife of six years Mindy Conkrite, his daughter Geavonna and stepdaughter Araceli. His brothers Tony, Casey and Cody, and many cousins, Nieces and Nephews and His paternal grandmother Lynda Davis and many friends who called him a brother. James will be greatly missed. There will never be someone else like him. He was truly one-of-a-kind Life will not be the same without him. James preceded His Father, Mother, And material grandmother in death. Now, they are reunited.
Forever, Always
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