Pastor Viola Marie James, 57, of Hamden, entered into eternal rest on January 1, 2008. She was the wife of Bishop John James.
Born in Mount Meigs, AL, September 28, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Jimmy D. Jones and the late Ethel Lee Griffin Stovall and Saul Stovall.
She was the pastor and founder of Living Testimony Holy Apostolic Church and was employed at Comcast as a Customer Service Representative.
In addition to her husband, she leaves to cherish her memories, sons, Charles and Christopher Glover and John James; daughters, Gerlene and Chariss Glover and Jennifer Campbell; brothers, Fred, Saul and Robert Stovall, Jimmy D. Jones, Jr. and Isaiah Jones; sisters, Annie Ruth Bailey, Christine Irving and Lillie Mae Jones; 7 grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.
She was predeceased by a brother Eugene Stovall.
A celebration of Pastor James' life and legacy will be held Monday, January 7, 2008, at 11:00 AM at Beulah Heights First Pentecostal Church, 782 Orchard St., New Haven. Friends may call at the church from 10:00-11:00 AM. Burial in Evergreen Cemetery.
