James (Jim) Lawrence Kincaide

James (Jim) Lawrence Kincaide (79) of Chapel Hill peacefully departed this life on August 22 after a long battle with cancer. James was born on January 25, 1946 to the late John Pico Kincaide and Yvette Jarreau Kincaide of New Orleans, LA and grew up in nearby Covington, LA. He attended Covington High School and later went to Southeastern Louisiana College where he earned a Master’s degree in Microbiology. James was employed by the Becton Dickinson Corporation as a corporate microbiologist working in the Corporate Quality Assurance Sterility Division in the Research Triangle Park, NC. He was employed with BD for 30 years.

Jim was a sweet, kind and generous soul that will be missed by many whose life he touched. He was a very devoted member of St. John’s Metropolitan Community Church, in Raleigh NC. He served on the Board of Directors, supported the Children’s Ministry, chaired the over 55 Lunch Group and did volunteer services for the church-run homeless shelter and food pantry. Jim’s faith in Christ, pervaded every aspect of his life. You could frequently find him reading from the Our Daily Bread or other devotional books in the mornings while having a cup of coffee and before doing the daily crossword puzzle. He was always helping someone who was in need and never met a stranger. He enjoyed life to the fullest.

Jim was preceded in death by his parents, and a sister Karol Kincaide Brady Starring Parrott. He is survived by his lifetime partner of 43 years, Ernest Grant; brother John Kincaide (Cathy) of Benton, AK; sister Yvette Hugli of Tallahassee, FL; nieces Erin Brady Beard of Mandeville, LA; Katherine Benton (Stephen) of Tallahassee, FL; nephews Kevin Brady, Columbia, MD, Bryan Hugli (Alison) of Statesboro, GA); Thomas Kincaide of Deville, LA ; Great nephews Michael Brady of Austin, TX; Liam Brady of Towson, MD; RK Hugli of Statesville, GA; Great Niece Meghan Goletz of Tallahassee, FL and a host of other family and friends.

A service of remembrance will be held on Saturday, September 6th at the Walker Funeral Home Chapel in Chapel Hill, NC followed by internment at The Chapel Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour before the service at 10:00AM. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Ernest J. Grant Endowed Scholarship in Nursing at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, or to the St. John’s Metropolitan Community Church Building Fund.