James Archer Younger, 78, of Bridgeport, West Virginia, handed away on Wednesday, Might 21, 2025 with members of his household at his facet.
He’s survived by his loving spouse of almost forty-four years Frances Toppings Younger and their two sons Jason Aaron Younger and his spouse Sarah of Bridgeport, West Virginia, and Stephen Toppings Younger and his spouse Christina of Barboursville, West Virginia. He’s additionally survived by a number of members of the family within the coalfields, together with his expensive cousin Glen Douglas Younger and his spouse Betty of Pikeville, Kentucky.
Along with his dad and mom, he was preceded in dying by his loving in-laws Garfield James Toppings and his spouse Betty, previously of Delbarton, West Virginia, and his 4 wonderful canine Archie, Doodle, Mingo, and Maggie.
James graduated from Williamson Excessive College in Williamson, West Virginia in 1965 and briefly performed males’s collegiate basketball at Wake Forest College earlier than serving his nation as a fight medic in the USA Military throughout the Vietnam Conflict period. He retired from the federal Mine Security and Well being Administration (MSHA) after over 35 years of devoted service to the coal miners of Appalachia.
A former state highschool boys’ basketball champion, James was a ravenous basketball fan, particularly of his College of Kentucky Wildcats. He was the proud founder and coach of the WV Wolfpack, a profitable early 2000s journey basketball workforce in north central West Virginia. James liked to tinker on his 1998 Chevy truck and his 1978 Kawasaki bike. He would additionally by no means move up the chance to have meal, dialog, or an opportunity to hearken to music from legends like George Jones and the Beatles.
Consistent with his needs, he will probably be cremated. A personal household memorial will probably be scheduled at a future date.
