James David Slade, 63, died on Friday, September 2, 2016 after battling cancer for several years.
Mr. Slade was born October 20, 1952 in Mississippi and has been a resident Lyman, MS. Mr. Slade studied at Harrison Central High School and then he served in the U.S. Army in the early 1970's. Before being forced to retire due to disabilities, he worked several years at Halter Marine at Port Bienville in Pearlington, MS. He enjoyed drawing, painting, fishing, motorcycling and working with wood.
Mr. Slade was preceded in death by his mother, Jane C. Nichols and his wife, Linsay Coulter;
Survivors include his father, Partin Slade; children, Dayna Phillips of Georgia, Christopher Slade of Texas and Joseph Slade (Kris) of California; his siblings, Mike Slade (Pamela) of Lyman, Gary Slade of Lyman and Cathy King (Hiram) of Woolmarket; and his 7 grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made for cancer research at www.cancer.org/donate.