(Aug. 9, 2008)
Memorial services for Phillip L. James, 55, of Sheridan, were held Wednesday, Aug. 13 in Sheridan. He died Saturday, Aug. 9, in a motorcycle accident.
Phillip was born April 11, 1953, in Lusk to Lee and Mary (Hales) James. He graduated from Niobrara High School in 1971 where he was a state champion wrestler in his weight class. He was a government trapper, a welder, a senior construction manager in Iraq, and presently a general contractor owning his own business, CRC, Inc. He was a member of the Elks Lodge and a life member of the NRA. He was a former resident of Lovell.
He is survived by his mother, Mary James; wife Jaclyn; two sons, Joel and Timothy; two daughters, Amy Jo James and Aimee (Troy) Wagner; one brother; one sister; one grandson and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father, one sister, and one son.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 907 N. Poplar St., Suite 185, Casper, Wyo. 82001.