Allen James Jr.

Allen Preston James Jr. of Colonial Heights passed away at Southside Regional Medical Center on Monday, June 21, 2010. He is predeceased by his father, Allen Preston James Sr. and his mother, Marie Perkinson James, and two sisters, Ethel Lee Nugent and Mary Evelyn Poore. He was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church and retired as a Colonial Heights Postal Service worker with over 27 years of service. Mr. James was a 1940 graduate of Petersburg High School who served as a staff sergeant in WWII in the Aleutian Islands and later in the European Theater with the 6th Field Hospital as a medical technician until after the war ended. He was a past president of the Colonial Heights Lion's Club and was a member of the Colonial Heights American Legion Post #284. He was an active church member serving in many leadership capacities. He had an endearing sense of humor and will always be remembered for his gentle spirit, humility, and his strong regard for responsibility and duty. He was a man of great faith who filled the lives of his family and many friends with love, compassion, and joy. He will live on in our hearts forever. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Marjorie Jeffries James; his daughters, Susan J. Thompson and husband, Marshall C. of Chesterfield, Cathy J. Fisher and husband, Daniel H. of Chester, and Cynthia M. James of Chester; four grandchildren, Jeffrey M. Thompson of Alexandria, Mark P. Thompson and wife, Ashley A. of Midlothian, Sarah A. Fisher and Eric D. Fisher both of Chester; one great-grandchild, Liam Preston Thompson of Midlothian. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday June 25, 2010 in the Colonial Heights Chapel of the E. Alvin Small Funeral Homes & Crematory, 2033 Boulevard, with the Reverend James H. Blankenship officiating. Interment will follow in Southlawn Memorial Park, Prince George. His devoted family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Flowers are welcome or contributions may be made to the Colonial Heights Lion's Club, P.O. Box 151, Colonial Heights, Virginia 23834. Condolences may be registered at www.ealvinsmall.com.