James R. "Slim" Stargell Sr.

STARGELL, James R. Sr. "Slim," 84, of Richmond, formerly of New Kent, went to be with the Lord on August 13, 2009. James was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Christine; parents, Arthur and Evelyn; brothers, Jack and Glen; sister, Doris; and son-in-law, Elmo Whitehurst. James is survived by his children, Margaret Reamer (Donald) and their children, Donnie and Anthony; Mary Roberts (Skip) and their children, Kip, Bobbi, and James; Dorothy Whitehurst and her children, Stacy, Tina, and Robert; James Stargell Jr. (Carolyn) and their children, Erica, Jimmy, and Joey; and Debbie Sibley Fletcher and her children, Sonny and David. James is also survived by his sister, Frances, and 20 great-grandchildren. James served his country in the United States Navy. He was also a member of Hopewell Baptist Church, American Legion, and the Plumbers and Steamfitters Union. Visitation will be 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, August 15 and 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, August 16 at the Nelsen Funeral Home, Laburnum Chapel, where funeral services will be 1 p.m. on Monday, August 17. Interment will follow at Westhampton Memorial Park.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.