James Levi Sills, 66, of Corpus Christi, Texas passed away October 31, 2018 in San Antonio, Texas. He was formerly of Tennessee and Indiana. He was born in Vermillion County Hospital in Clinton, Indiana on October 27, 1952. Jim attended Rockville High School in Rockville, Indiana and joined the United States Navy in 1969. He was married to Shirley Ann Sills on October 16, 1970. Jim worked as a Machinist for Bowing Tool Corp. (Houston, TX), BF Goodrich (Bloomington, IN) and Bosch (Gallatin, TN). He was a lifetime member of the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA). Jim had a passion for traveling, fishing, hunting, music and being with family.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert James Sills and Margaret Elizabeth (Carlin) Sills, wife, Shirley Ann(Cardenas) Sills, daughter, Catherine Ann Sills and sisters, Mary Elizabeth (Sills) Thomas and Naomi Ann (Sills) Foster. Jim is survived by his daughters, Margaret Lynn (Sills) Homolya and Sarah Ann Sills; sister, Roberta Jane Wimmer, sister-in-law, Loretta Marie (Cardenas) Bratton (Louis), brother-in-law, Jesse Cardenas and numerous nieces and nephews spanning from Michigan to Texas.
Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at Memory Gardens Funeral Home Chapel with Funeral Services at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow in Memory Gardens Cemetery, 8200 Old Brownsville Rd., Corpus Christi, Texas 78415.
"Off on another adventure"
