Joshua James Obituary

Joshua Michael James

Oct 21, 1987 - Nov 15, 2022

Granite Falls, North Carolina

Joshua Michael James, 35, of Granite Falls, North Carolina, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022.

Joshua was born Oct. 21, 1987, in Sandusky, and joined U.S. Army as a 13B Field Artillery Cannon Crewmember on July 18, 2009. He was deployed to Iraq as part of Operation New Dawn in May, 2016. He was promoted to Sergeant on May 1, 2012, and promoted to Staff Sergeant on Sept. 1, 2016, and posthumously promoted to Sergeant First Class. He was stationed at Fort Bragg from 2010-2013, Fort Campbell from 2013-2018, and Morganton and Hickory Recruiting Stations from 2018-2022.

He was a graduate of U.S. Army Artillery's Advanced Leader Course as Distinguished Honor Graduate and Army Senior Leader Course. He was also a graduate of Army Airborne (2010) and Air Assault (2013) schools. He graduated the Army Recruiter Course in 2018. His Awards include one Army Commendation Medal with C-Combat Device, one Army Commendation Medal, six Army Achievement Medals, four Army Good Conduct Medals, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Medal, Iraqi Campaign Medal, Army Recruiting Badge, Parachutist Badge, and the Air Assault Badge.

Joshua's survivors include his wife, Lindsey Harper James at home; mother, Dawn Marie James Yates and her husband, Donald, of Sandusky; his girls, Haylen Rayne James and Justyce Nichole Glass, both at home; four siblings, Marcedes Pidcock and her husband, Matt, of Wauseon, Garrett James of Sandusky, and Cricket Walters and her husband, Aaron, of Sandusky; grandmother, Alice Harkness of Sandusky; cousin (like a brother), Scott Pflieger SFC-E7 and his wife, Brittany; and a very large extended family.

He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Robert James.

A celebration of life was 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, at Fyreside, 440 South Main Street, Granite Falls.

The body will lie-in-state 4-6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, at Mackie Funeral Service, Granite Falls.

A graveside service will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, at Harper Family Cemetery, Glasgow, Kentucky, and will be handled by A.F. Crow & Son Funeral Home in Glasgow.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Til Valhalla Project, 3400 Agricultural Center Dr., Saint Augustine, Florida, 32092.

An online guestbook and obituary is available at www.mackiefh.com.

Mackie Funeral Service & Cremations of Granite Falls is serving the family.