Born December 28, 1945 in Lynchburg, he was the son of the late Charles W. and Grace McKinney Eades and was also preceded in death by two sisters. Jim was a retired truck driver with Trailerbridge Trucking of Jacksonville, FL and was a longtime driver with Burlington. He was a member of Jordan Baptist Church.
In addition to his wife, Cynthia, he is survived by a son, James “Jamie” T. Eades, Jr. and a daughter, Mary Ellen Anthony and husband William, all of Lynchburg; a step-son, Eddie McKenna of Concord : a step-daughter, Deborah Cox and husband Robert of Evington; three grandchildren, Benjamin, Ellen, and James; three step-grandchildren, Heather, Samantha, and Corey and six step-great-grandchildren, Christian, Jason, Halen, Ryan, Jordan, and Miranda.
A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, April 12, 2021 at Providence United Methodist Church Cemetery with The Rev. Dr. Melvin Campbell officiating.
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Whitten Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Park Avenue Chapel is serving the family.