James Lee Durham, age 63, of Center, Texas passed away on Sunday, April 3, 2022 at Nacogdoches Medical Center.

James, the oldest of six siblings, was born January 6, 1959 in San Diego, California to Carolyn Evans. He became an accomplished painter and painted many of the homes around Shelby County. He was a man of many talents, a true handyman. When healthy, James loved fishing, hunting, target shooting, gardening and just being outdoors. Later, he developed a passion for cooking. Some of his favorite things were guns, knives, swords and cookbooks. He always had a knife (or several of them) on his belt, boot or in his pockets, that was just James.

He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Charles Laurel and Ada Eddeath Tindol.

He is survived by:

Mother, Carolyn Ann Evans

Daughter, Amanda Anderson and husband Joe

Grandchildren, Nicolas and Camille Anderson

Brothers, Damon Durham and wife Enid, Jeremy Evans and wife Karen, and Marcus Evans

Sisters, Angela Lee and husband James Jr., and Lorinda Lee and husband Ricky

Special friend and loving caretaker, Marilyn Sue Childress

Numerous nieces and nephews

And his loyal dog Shadow

James will be memorialized in a small service at Mt. Herman Cemetery in Center, Texas where his ashes will be laid to rest between the grandparents that he loved and respected. Date pending. At only 63, James was taken from us too soon due to a long, hard battle with alcoholism. Our hearts go out to the family and loved ones of anyone battling this cruel disease. In his remembrance, please consider a donation to your local Alcoholic Anonymous chapter at www.aa.org or to Mt. Herman Cemetery c/o Jerryl Adams, 670 CR 190, Center, TX 75935.