James Pope Wingo

July 12, 1927 - July 29, 2014 James Pope Wingo, 87, of Birmingham, died Tuesday, July 29. He was born July 12, 1927, to Sarah T. and Thomas G. Wingo of Birmingham. A 1945 graduate of Phillips High School, he was a member of one of the last U.S. Army Cavalry troops trained at Fort Riley, KS and served in the Allied Occupational Forces in Germany from 1945-1947. He attended Birmingham-Southern College and was a graduate of Auburn University, where he was a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. He was Director of Purchasing at UAB for 28 years, retiring in 1987. He was a member of All Saints' Episcopal Church, where he served on the vestry and in other volunteer ministries. He was predeceased by his parents and his brother, Thomas G. Wingo, Jr. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Nan Barnes Wingo; his son, Patrick James Wingo and his wife Sara-Scott, of Richmond, VA; his daughter, Nancy Pope Wingo of Homewood; and his grandchildren, Taylor Garrett and his wife Susan; Sarah Sexton and her husband Charlie; James Garrett, Graycie Wingo, Anna Wingo, and Abigail Wingo. A memorial service will be held at All Saints' Episcopal Church on Thursday, July 31, at 2:00 p.m. Visitation will precede the service beginning at 1:00 p.m. Memorials may be made to All Saints' Episcopal Church, 110 W. Hawthorne Road, Homewood, AL 35209, or St. Martin's in the Pines Chapel Fund, 4949 Montevallo Road, Birmingham, AL 35210. The family would like to express appreciation to Josie Millican and other New Beacon Hospice staff for their care during the past six months, and to the kind caregivers of St. Martin's in the Pines Cottages. -