John Paul James, 35, Rt. 1, Monon, died at 6:08 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3, of injuries suffered in an automobile accident earlier in the morning.

He was born February 27, 1959 in Urbana, Illinois, the son of  David Earl James of Bringhurst and Gladys Lucille Davis of Delphi. He was married on December 22, 1990 in Frankfort, Indiana, to Christi Michelle Simons who survives.

He was a member of the Victory Christian Center in Lafayette and had attended Ivy Tech in Lafayette. He was employed at Subaru-Isuzu in Lafayette and had lived in the Monon area since August 1994, coming from Delphi.

Surviving with his wife is his mother, father and stepmother, Agnes F. (Ward) James of Bringhurst. Three sons, Taj James, John Eric James and Justin Scaggs, all at home; and one sister, Katherine Marie James of Sebring, Florida.

Services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Friday at Kellogg Funeral Home, Monon, with Pastor Tennyson Fitch officiating.  Burial will be in Bedford Cemetery.

Friends may call at Kellog [sic] Funeral Home from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday.