Ms. Veloria Maria James Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Veloria Maria James went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 16, 2017. She was born February 6, 1962, the Daughter of Ruby Lee Scurry and Emmett(Vivette)Jones Sr. in Kalamazoo, MI. Veloria was baptized at an early age at Church of God in Christ in Kalamazoo Michigan under the leadership of the late Rev. Jesse Pitts. She attended Kalamazoo Public Schools and later went on to work manufacturing jobs in the area. Veloria enjoyed going to the casino, listening to music, good food and being with her family. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her. She is preceded in death by her grandparents: Flora and Sherman Jenkins; special father, Robert Blackman; mother Ruby Lee and Eddie Scurry and brother, Charles Neal James. She leaves to cherish her memory: her children, Nadia James (Mark), Shawnrita James, Nakia (Darius) White, and Lateai (Anthony) Goring. her brothers: Curtis (Maria) James, Charles Neal James, Emmett Jr. and Efrem F. Jones; sisters: Sherry Lampkins (John Betts), Dennen James (Robert Earl), Sabrina A. Jones and Jones family; 17 grandchildren: Davon Brown, Monisha Clark, Veloria Hernandez, DeMarko Williams, Danteavis Tedford, Mikiesha Clark, Alyssia Smith, David Williams, Samare James, DWayne Powell, Jashawn James, Anthony Jr. and Trinnity Goring, Jahaziel and Naomi White, Jeremiah and Josiah Goring Also, great grandchildren, Rahmir Edmonds and Cy’niah Washington; and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.

Ms. Veloria Maria James

February 6, 1962 - November 16, 2017