He was born in Memphis, TN to the late Ira James and Ruth Ferguson on March 9th, 1943.
James is survived by his wife of 45 years, Trudy Ferguson; his daughters, Jennifer Dillingham, Tiffany Amber Elrod, and son in law Samuel Elrod; his grandchildren, Megan, Benjamin, and Kaitlyn Dillingham; and his sisters, Barbara Ruper and Shirley Schwarz.
Family will receive friends from 5:00pm to 7:00pm on Wednesday, July 1st at Memphis Funeral Home, 5599 Poplar Ave, Memphis, TN. Services will be at 2:00pm on Thursday, July 2nd at Memphis Funeral Home, 5599 Poplar Ave, Memphis, TN. Burial will follow at Memphis Memory Gardens, 6444 Raleigh Lagrange Road, Memphis, TN.