- Date Of Birth: October 25, 1946
- Date Of Death: April 10, 2019
- State: Indiana
James J. Fuqua, 72, of Fortville, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2019 in Greenfield. He was born October 25, 1946 in Anderson to Joseph and Rosalie (Bridgeman) Fuqua. Jim was part of the first graduating class of Mt. Vernon High School in 1964 and attended Manchester College.
He was a charter member of the FF & F Club, past master of the Fortville F & AM Lodge No. 207, past president of the Fortville Lions Club and served in the Army Reserve for 6 years at the 337th General Hospital.
Jim retired in 2001 as the Manager of MainSource Bank, one of the many successor banks to the Fortville Savings & Loan. He loved hunting, fishing, trapping and mushroom hunting. Jim also was an avid gambler, but his true passion was bird hunting in the upper peninsula of Michigan.
Jim is survived by his wife Nancy (Hanna) Fuqua, whom he married June 12, 1971; son Jason (Kate) Fuqua of Pelham, NY; grandsons: Harrison and Miller; brother Richard (Denise) Fuqua of Fortville and special friends Gary Kellam, Jack Leonard, George McKinnies and John Ritter.
He was preceded in death by his parents, daughter Leslie Fuqua and his beloved bird dogs Fergie, Bess and Lizzie.
