Bruce Wayne James

Bruce Wayne James, 65 of Brinkley, passed away on Sunday, October 11 at Baptist Health Medical Center in Stuttgart.

Bruce was born on Wednesday October 4, 1961 in Goodwin, Arkansas to Claude Reeder and Estella Applewhite.

Bruce accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior at an early age. He had been a member of Powerhouse Church of God in Christ for several years while living in Helena, Arkansas.

Bruce attended the Wheatley Public School system. He was a 1979 graduate of Wheatley High School. After graduating, he went on the Little Rock Job Corps, where he received certification in Culinary Arts and became a trained Chef.

Although Bruce could not work a regular job due to his health conditions, in his earlier years he was afforded the opportunity to work in several odd jobs to try to make a living and have a normal life.

Brue was a long-time resident of Little Rock, Arkansas and had recently moved back to Brinkley a little more than a year ago, where he became a resident of the Springs of Brinkley Nursing Center.

His parents: Estella McAdoo and Claude Reeder; and a foster brother Anthony Weaver all preceded Bruce in death.

Survivors are: three daughters: DeKeisha Chambers of Forrest City, AR; Deidre James of Brinkley, AR; and Shonta Duncan of Forrest City, AR; 10 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren; five brothers: Isaiah (Nellie) James, Robert (Judy) James, Alphonso (Angela) McAdoo all of Brinkley, AR; Theodis James and Lafoshen (Carolyn) McAdoo both of St. Louis, MO; six sisters: Mattie Brewer of Little Rock, AR; Evelena (Clyde) Givens and Colette Applewhite both of Forrest City, AR; Roberta (Antonio) Ware of Brinkley, AR; Georgia (Wilbert) Gardner-Hawkins of Palestine, AR and Overdis (Carl) McAdoo-Watson of Wheatley, AR; and a host of nephews, nieces, cousins and friends.

A visitation will be held on Friday evening October 23 from 5 PM until 7 PM at C.J. Williams Funeral Directors Chapel , 124 South Main Avenue in Brinley. Funeral services will be held on Saturday morning, October 24 at 10 AM at Greater First Baptist Church, 427 North Memphis Avenue in Wheatley with Pastor Gregory Hughes serving as eulogist. Interment will take place at Goodwin Memorial Cemetery in Goodwin by C.J. Williams Funeral Directors and Cremations of Brinkley (870) 589-5036 email: williamsfuneraldirectors2022@gmail.com and Web address: www.williamsfuneraldirectors.net <http://www.williamsfuneraldirectors.net>.

The pallbearers are Tracy James, John James, Christopher Gardner, Tedrick McAdoo, Arstrella Jones Jr. III and Demetrius Watson.