Created August 27, 2018
In Memory
This eternal flame burns forever
in remembrance of James Lee Bickerstaff
James Lee Bickerstaff
June 27,
1936 - February 26, 2020
James Lee
Bickerstaff, age
83, passed away February 26, 2020 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort
Wayne.
Mr. Bickerstaff was born in Little
Rock, Arkansas on June 27, 1936 to J.L. Bickerstaff and Mary Ethel (Tompkins)
Bickerstaff.
He graduated from North Little Rock
High School in 1953, entered the United States Navy and honorably
served his country from 1954-1962. He
married Daphna Elizabeth Scheidt on August 31, 1957
in Little Rock, Arkansas.
James owned and operated Traffic
Control Services of Arkansas and McKinney Radio Services. He was a member
of Gideon's International and the
Church of the Nazarene.; James will be fondly remembered by family and friends
as a gentle soul ready to help anyone
at any time. He was devoted to God, his family, his church and our country.;
His patient
spirit and "MacGyver" ingenuity
were often sought out to trouble shoot household problems and electrical
mishaps by friends near
and across the country. He was an avid
collector of Lionel "O" gauge model trains. James was quick
with a joke and slow to get flustered.
Survivors
include: Daughter,
Trina and Edgar Fink of Fort Wayne. Daughter, Patrice Luehring of Little Rock, Arkansas.
Five grandchildren: Liz and Nate Hinsky of Fort Wayne; Andrew and Brett Fink of West
Lafayette, Indiana; Rachel and Jaron Birkey
of Fort Wainwright, Alaska; Michelle
and David Barton of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Dakota Luehring
of Little Rock, Arkansas.
Three great grandsons with one on
the way.
James was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and one sister.
Visitation
will be
held Monday, March 2, 2020 from 5:30 - 7:00 PM at Grace Point Church of the
Nazarene,
8611 Mayhew Road, Fort Wayne,
Indiana. A funeral servicewill
be held Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at 10:30 AM at
Grace Point Church with visitation
from 9:00 - 10:30 AM prior to the service.
Rev. Dr. Rex Person, Rev. Dr. David
Rowland, Rev. Chuck Howie, Pastor James Staggs and Pastor Edgar Fink
will officiate the funeral service. Burial with Navy honors will take place
at 2:00 PM at Marion National Cemetery, Marion, Indiana.
Memorial donations may be
made to Gideon's International or Grace Point Church of the Nazarene.
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James's Guest Book
Though He's gone, He is not forgotten.
Though absent, He remains in spirit.
Though once a worker, He now rest.
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