James “Jim” Marion Stokes, born: January 15, 1942, died: January 11, 2023, Age: 80 - Chilhowie, VA

OBITUARY - James “Jim” Marion Stokes, January 15, 1942 - January 1, 2023, Age: 80, U.S. Veteran, Chilhowie, VA

James Marion Stokes, 80, passed away peacefully Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ed and Chloe Stokes; sister, Peggy Day; brothers, Hensel, Ralph, Roger, Edward, Landon, Len, and Bill Stokes.

Survivors include his loving wife, Ann Stokes; daughter, Becky Heath and husband John; son, Jamie Stokes and wife Mary Ann; grandchildren, Jonah Sturgill and Chloe Sturgill; great grandchild, Benji Sturgill; stepson, Lin Shelton and wife Gina; step-grandchildren, Brock Shelton and wife Sarah, Brooke Garcia and husband Jose, Derek Heath and wife Meghan Heath; step-great grandchildren, Har-low and Indie Heath; sister and brother-in-law, Ruth and Dennis Creed, and numerous nieces, nephews and special friends.

Funeral services will be conducted 7 PM Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, at the Chilhowie Baptist Church with Pastor Cody Sturgill and Pastor Chuck Herrell officiating. Graveside services will be conducted 11 AM Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, in the Middle Fork Cemetery in Chilhowie with military rites rendered by VFW Post 4667.

The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 PM prior to the funeral service at the church. Condolences can be made to the family online www.wfhchilhowie.com. Williams Funeral Home of Chilhowie is serving the Stokes Family.

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Obituary published at Williams Funeral Home 1/2/2023 -: https://www.wfhchilhowie.com/obituary/james-stokes

Jim played most of our Tennessee Opens, Southern, Virginia Opens, and District 4 Tournaments, some of his last tournaments were 2006 TN Open and 2006 VA Open Photo.htm 

Once every couple of years our Burlington Checker Club would accept Len Stokes' Checker Invitational to play the best Watauga /Ashe /Alleghany County players at his guest home in Boone, NC. We would take Mike Ross's wife, "Judy's van" to Boone packed full of checker players. Frankie Stokes would have a delicious home cooked dinner for the group which made these checker tourneys a wonderful experience.