CHAPIN - Funeral services for Sidney “Jamie” James, III, 61, will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, January 5, 2019 at Chapin Presbyterian Church. The family will receive friends on Friday, January 4, 2019 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, Chapin Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, PO Box 42040, Oklahoma City, OK 73123 or a charity of one’s choice.
Jamie was born on October 16, 1957 in Columbia, SC, and passed away Thursday, December 27, 2018. He was the son of the late Sidney James, Jr. and Faye Elizabeth Elvington James. He was a member of Mt. Herman Lutheran Church in Peak, SC. He was an ASE Master Mechanic and worked as a mechanic his whole life. He loved to go fishing. He will be remembered as a very giving person who loved to spend time with his children and grandchildren.
Jamie is survived by his wife of 37 years, Paula Prince James, of Chapin; daughters, Tara James of Lexington and Paula Elizabeth James Crawford (Greg) of St. George; sons, Sidney James, IV (Candis) of Chapin, and Frank Irvin James of Chapin; grandchildren, Brandon Michael James, Aidin Floyd, Mariah James, Marissa James, Desmond Crawford, Sidney James, V; his sisters, Audrey Kohn, Karen Godfrey, Sheryl Plott and numerous nieces and nephews.