Jennifer Marie James

Jennifer Marie James, 38, of Early James Road, died Thursday, August 31, 2017 at WFBH-Lexington Medical Center. A funeral service will be Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at 11:00 AM at Madison Heights Freewill Baptist Church by the Rev. David Robinson. Burial will follow in the Old Wesley Chapel Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday night from 6-8 PM at Piedmont Funeral Home. Jennifer was born April 24, 1979 in Lexington to Harold Lee Austin, Jr. and Cynthia Trollinger Johnson. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She was predeceased by her father and grandfathers. Surviving are her husband, Steven Davie James of the home; sons Tyler Biggerstaff, Brian Biggerstaff, and Parker James all of Lexington; step-son Noah James, and step-daughter Anna James both of Lexington; her mother and step-father Paul Johnson of Smyrna, Tenn.; and grandmothers Anita Workman and Nancy Trollinger both of Lexington. Also surviving are her aunt Ellen T. Rickard and family, and her uncle, Wendell Trollinger and family. Memorials may be made to The American Heart Association, MAA Triad, 7029 Albert Pick Rd., Ste. 200, Greensboro, NC 27409, Madison Heights Freewill Baptist Church, 214 Andrew Sink Rd., Lexington, NC 27295, or Wesley Chapel Cemetery, c/o Tyro United Methodist Church, 4484 S. NC Hwy. 150, Lexington, NC 27295