Cheryl M. James went to be with her mother and our heavenly Lord and Savior on Wednesday, April 26, 2006. Death was due to a recent illness. Cheryl was 43 when she passed away at her home in Spokane, Wash.
Cheryl was born in Grangeville on March 21, 1963, to Shirley and Reginald James. She was a member of the Nez Perce Tribe. As an infant, her family moved to Chicago and returned to Kamiah in 1966.
As a child, she participated in Brownies and Girl Scouts. In junior and senior high school she held several class officer positions. Cheryl also participated in girls' volleyball, basketball, and softball. She especially enjoyed playing her clarinet in the band and was selected for Idaho All-State Band.
She served as Kamiah Barbeque Days Princess and was an honored recipient of Kamiah High School's Female Athlete of the Year award. She graduated from KHS on May 22, 1981.
After high school graduation, she attended the University of Idaho for two years and participated in the Vandal Marching Band, performing at several Seattle Seahawks games.
She transferred to New Mexico where she attended the Southwest Indian Poly Technical Institute, graduating in May of 1985 with a degree in computer technology.
She worked briefly in Salt Lake City in medical supplies and then moved to Bremerton, Wash., where she worked in Immigration and Naturalization. She then started her 17-year employment with the Social Security Administration. Employment took her to live in Seattle, Salt Lake City, and Spokane.
Cheryl enjoyed gardening, yard sales, and huckleberry picking and especially enjoyed helping her mother with flowers, her garden, and doing yard work with her father. She did volunteer work for several organizations and was an avid collector of teddy bears.
Cheryl played with the Prairie Softball League and was a member of the Spokane Bowling League. She enjoyed going to rodeos, attending George Strait concerts, and frequenting casinos.
Cheryl is survived by her father, Reggie, at the family home in Kamiah and her brother, Loren James of Spokane. Cheryl will be truly missed by numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, and long-time friends.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Shirley on Oct. 5, 2005, and her maternal and paternal grandparents.
Cremation will take place. A memorial service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Wa-A'Yas Community Center at Kamiah. Burial will be at the Kanosh Indian Cemetery in Kanosh, Utah.
Cheryl was born in Grangeville on March 21, 1963, to Shirley and Reginald James. She was a member of the Nez Perce Tribe. As an infant, her family moved to Chicago and returned to Kamiah in 1966.
As a child, she participated in Brownies and Girl Scouts. In junior and senior high school she held several class officer positions. Cheryl also participated in girls' volleyball, basketball, and softball. She especially enjoyed playing her clarinet in the band and was selected for Idaho All-State Band.
She served as Kamiah Barbeque Days Princess and was an honored recipient of Kamiah High School's Female Athlete of the Year award. She graduated from KHS on May 22, 1981.
After high school graduation, she attended the University of Idaho for two years and participated in the Vandal Marching Band, performing at several Seattle Seahawks games.
She transferred to New Mexico where she attended the Southwest Indian Poly Technical Institute, graduating in May of 1985 with a degree in computer technology.
She worked briefly in Salt Lake City in medical supplies and then moved to Bremerton, Wash., where she worked in Immigration and Naturalization. She then started her 17-year employment with the Social Security Administration. Employment took her to live in Seattle, Salt Lake City, and Spokane.
Cheryl enjoyed gardening, yard sales, and huckleberry picking and especially enjoyed helping her mother with flowers, her garden, and doing yard work with her father. She did volunteer work for several organizations and was an avid collector of teddy bears.
Cheryl played with the Prairie Softball League and was a member of the Spokane Bowling League. She enjoyed going to rodeos, attending George Strait concerts, and frequenting casinos.
Cheryl is survived by her father, Reggie, at the family home in Kamiah and her brother, Loren James of Spokane. Cheryl will be truly missed by numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, and long-time friends.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Shirley on Oct. 5, 2005, and her maternal and paternal grandparents.
Cremation will take place. A memorial service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Wa-A'Yas Community Center at Kamiah. Burial will be at the Kanosh Indian Cemetery in Kanosh, Utah.
Cheryl M. James went to be with her mother and our heavenly Lord and Savior on Wednesday, April 26, 2006. Death was due to a recent illness. Cheryl was 43 when she passed away at her home in Spokane, Wash.
Cheryl was born in Grangeville on March 21, 1963, to Shirley and Reginald James. She was a member of the Nez Perce Tribe. As an infant, her family moved to Chicago and returned to Kamiah in 1966.
As a child, she participated in Brownies and Girl Scouts. In junior and senior high school she held several class officer positions. Cheryl also participated in girls' volleyball, basketball, and softball. She especially enjoyed playing her clarinet in the band and was selected for Idaho All-State Band.
She served as Kamiah Barbeque Days Princess and was an honored recipient of Kamiah High School's Female Athlete of the Year award. She graduated from KHS on May 22, 1981.
After high school graduation, she attended the University of Idaho for two years and participated in the Vandal Marching Band, performing at several Seattle Seahawks games.
She transferred to New Mexico where she attended the Southwest Indian Poly Technical Institute, graduating in May of 1985 with a degree in computer technology.
She worked briefly in Salt Lake City in medical supplies and then moved to Bremerton, Wash., where she worked in Immigration and Naturalization. She then started her 17-year employment with the Social Security Administration. Employment took her to live in Seattle, Salt Lake City, and Spokane.
Cheryl enjoyed gardening, yard sales, and huckleberry picking and especially enjoyed helping her mother with flowers, her garden, and doing yard work with her father. She did volunteer work for several organizations and was an avid collector of teddy bears.
Cheryl played with the Prairie Softball League and was a member of the Spokane Bowling League. She enjoyed going to rodeos, attending George Strait concerts, and frequenting casinos.
Cheryl is survived by her father, Reggie, at the family home in Kamiah and her brother, Loren James of Spokane. Cheryl will be truly missed by numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, and long-time friends.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Shirley on Oct. 5, 2005, and her maternal and paternal grandparents.
Cremation will take place. A memorial service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Wa-A'Yas Community Center at Kamiah. Burial will be at the Kanosh Indian Cemetery in Kanosh, Utah.
Cheryl was born in Grangeville on March 21, 1963, to Shirley and Reginald James. She was a member of the Nez Perce Tribe. As an infant, her family moved to Chicago and returned to Kamiah in 1966.
As a child, she participated in Brownies and Girl Scouts. In junior and senior high school she held several class officer positions. Cheryl also participated in girls' volleyball, basketball, and softball. She especially enjoyed playing her clarinet in the band and was selected for Idaho All-State Band.
She served as Kamiah Barbeque Days Princess and was an honored recipient of Kamiah High School's Female Athlete of the Year award. She graduated from KHS on May 22, 1981.
After high school graduation, she attended the University of Idaho for two years and participated in the Vandal Marching Band, performing at several Seattle Seahawks games.
She transferred to New Mexico where she attended the Southwest Indian Poly Technical Institute, graduating in May of 1985 with a degree in computer technology.
She worked briefly in Salt Lake City in medical supplies and then moved to Bremerton, Wash., where she worked in Immigration and Naturalization. She then started her 17-year employment with the Social Security Administration. Employment took her to live in Seattle, Salt Lake City, and Spokane.
Cheryl enjoyed gardening, yard sales, and huckleberry picking and especially enjoyed helping her mother with flowers, her garden, and doing yard work with her father. She did volunteer work for several organizations and was an avid collector of teddy bears.
Cheryl played with the Prairie Softball League and was a member of the Spokane Bowling League. She enjoyed going to rodeos, attending George Strait concerts, and frequenting casinos.
Cheryl is survived by her father, Reggie, at the family home in Kamiah and her brother, Loren James of Spokane. Cheryl will be truly missed by numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, and long-time friends.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Shirley on Oct. 5, 2005, and her maternal and paternal grandparents.
Cremation will take place. A memorial service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Wa-A'Yas Community Center at Kamiah. Burial will be at the Kanosh Indian Cemetery in Kanosh, Utah.
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