James Archer Younger, 78, of Bridgeport, West Virginia, handed away on Wednesday, Could 21, 2025 with members of his household at his aspect.
He was born in Paintsville, Kentucky on April 1, 1947, the one son of the late Glen and Goldie Younger of Chattaroy, West Virginia.
He’s survived by his loving spouse of practically 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 canines 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 through the Vietnam Warfare 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 beloved to tinker on his 1998 Chevy truck and his 1978 Kawasaki bike. He would additionally by no means cross up the chance to have a superb meal, a superb dialog, or an opportunity to hearken to music from legends like George Jones and the Beatles.
Consistent with his needs, he can be cremated. A personal household memorial can be scheduled at a future date.
