OHDEN, James J. 1978-2000

OHDEN, WILTSE

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 11/26/2010 at 15:32:53

JAMES "J" OHDEN

FLOYD - James "J" Ohden, 21, died Saturday (Jan. 15, 2000) as a result of a car accident near Marble Rock.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Eden Presbyterian Church, rural Rudd, with the Rev. John Bates officiating. Interment will be in Eden Presbyterian Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Champion Funeral Home, Osage, and will continue one hour prior to services at the church Tuesday.

James was born Nov. 30, 1978, in Osage, the son of Jim and Barb (Wiltse) Ohden. J attended Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock schools and graduated in 1997. While in school he participated in football and basketball and he was member of the 4-H and FFA organizations.

After J graduated, he worked construction for a short time and then worked for Trettins in Rockford. Most recently he worked for Balsam Co-op in Rockford.

J was a member of the Eden Presbyterian Church. In his spare time he enjoyed working on his car and spending time with family and friends.

He is survived by his parents, Jim and Barb Ohden, Floyd; two sisters, Jamie Ohden and Juli Ohden, Floyd; grandparents, John and Alice Ohden, Floyd, Vernon and Elizabeth Redwine, Osage, and Bob and Cindy Wiltse, Charles City; great-grandmother, Viola Wiltse, Charles City; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.

J was preceded in death by his paternal great-grandparents and maternal great-grandfather.

Champion Funeral Home, Osage, (515) 732-3706

Globe Gazette, Jan. 16, 2000