James (Jim) Richard Talley age 95, of Chattanooga, TN, passed away peacefully on January 24, 2021. He was a member of Red Bank Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and a WWII Navy veteran, Jim was a graduate of East Tennessee Teachers College and Middle Tennessee State University where he received his Master of Education. He was a beloved principal of several Chattanooga schools, retiring from North Chattanooga Junior High School in 1988 after 40 years of service in the school system. Jim married his late wife Mildred Barker Talley on July 20, 1952. He is also preceded in death by his parents Beecher and Alpha Talley, and his siblings Jack, Frankie, Bob, and Agnes. Jim lived an extraordinary and long life, he was a role model for many and respected by everyone that had the honor of knowing him. He was adored by his daughters and grandchildren. He never forgot a single person he met, and will be remembered by his kindness, generosity, selflessness and wit, always putting his family first. In lieu of flowers, the family requests - in remembrance and in honor of him - to perform an act of kindness or pay it forward to someone as he has done for so many in his lifetime. Graveside services will be held Thursday, January 28 at Valley Road, Dunlap with full military honors
James (Jim) Richard Talley age 95, of Chattanooga, TN, passed away peacefully on January 24, 2021. He was a member of Red Bank Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and a WWII Navy veteran, Jim was a graduate of East Tennessee Teachers College and Middle Tennessee State University where he received his Master of Education. He was a beloved principal of several Chattanooga schools, retiring from North Chattanooga Junior High School in 1988 after 40 years of service in the school system. Jim married his late wife Mildred Barker Talley on July 20, 1952. He is also preceded in death by his parents Beecher and Alpha Talley, and his siblings Jack, Frankie, Bob, and Agnes. Jim lived an extraordinary and long life, he was a role model for many and respected by everyone that had the honor of knowing him. He was adored by his daughters and grandchildren. He never forgot a single person he met, and will be remembered by his kindness, generosity, selflessness and wit, always putting his family first. In lieu of flowers, the family requests - in remembrance and in honor of him - to perform an act of kindness or pay it forward to someone as he has done for so many in his lifetime. Graveside services will be held Thursday, January 28 at Valley Road, Dunlap with full military honors
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