- Date Of Death: July 28, 2013
- State: Arkansas
Chris E. James, 51, of Lonoke, Arkansas, passed away July 28, 2013 with his family and friends by his side. He walked a journey with the “peace that passes all understanding” after being diagnosed with colorectal cancer on December 27, 2011. Chris was born May 28, 1962 in Stuttgart, Arkansas and resided in Lonoke, Arkansas for the past 23 years. He graduated from Carlisle High School in 1980 with high honors. He attended Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas and completed his Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Chris was the Accounting Manager of Central Arkansas Planning and Development, Lonoke, Arkansas from 1985 to present.
Chris is survived by his wife of 23 years, Karen Seidenstricker James, two amazing sons Madison and Christian; and parents Kenny and Margie James of Carlisle, Arkansas; and brother & sister in law Robert & Cathy Seidenstricker. Chris had two “adopted” siblings Karla Booe of Little Rock and John Philpot of Cabot. Chris’s immediate family was small; however, his family was his community of friends. Chris was preceded in death by his sister, Loretta Ann, his grandparents Presley and Elwanda James, Carlisle, Arkansas and Marce and Stella Ruth Greenhill, Tichnor, Arkansas.
“With God’s Grace, loving spirit and the prayers of friends like all of you, I have been lifted above and beyond what could have been a debilitating circumstance, but instead this has been an amazing journey of faith. Today, I am not only surviving, I am thriving.” – Chris James
