John Robert James, of Michie, Tennessee, passed away on July 2, 2026.  Services were held private.

He is preceded in death by Sonja Springman, his mother Mamie Louise James.  His father Junior James and his sister Kathy Younger.

John is survived by his wife Tammy James. His children: Crystal James, John James Jr., Kayla Bethay, Scarlet Corsi and Alisha Armstrong.  His siblings: Deborah Price (Bobby), Belinda Copeland, and Dennis Yougner (Debra).

Grandchildren: Dorian Johnson, Josh McMasters, Jacob Armstrong, Alexis Lee Taylor, Chip Taylor Jr, Brayden Lee Taylor, Aliyah Mary-Ann Taylor, Joshua Andrew McKinney, Addison Grace McKinney, and Mason Reed McKinney. And his daughter-in-law, Melody James.

John enjoyed playing cards, shooting pool, partying, gardening, working, spending time with his family, Johnny Bobbing, scratch offs, twisted teas, 420, drums, singing, joking and music. John passed two days before his anniversary.

Appreciations expressed to Valinda Wilbanks Hamilton and James D. Wilbanks.

Some of John’s personal quotes are as follows:

“I’m the man of the hour too sweet to be sour. What you see is what you get and what you don’t is better yet. I’m the women’s pick and the men’s regret. And if you went against J.B. you made a bad bet”.

“I’m hanging in there like a hair in a biscuit”.

“Still smokin. Still token”.

“Cool ain’t cool no more”.

“You can buy them a book, send them to school and they still won’t learn nothing”.

“Always forward, never Straight”.

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