JAMES WILLIAM MARLER, JR., OF IRONDALE, MISSOURI WAS BORN SEPTEMBER 1, 1959 IN FARMINGTON, MISSOURI, A SON TO THE LATE JAMES WILLIAM MARLER, SR AND NADINE LAVERN (DAVIS) MARLER. JAMES PASSED AWAY WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2022, HAVING REACHED THE AGE OF 62 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AND 12 DAYS.
JAMES IS SURVIVED BY TWO SONS, JAMES MARLER OF FESTUS, MO AND JOSHUA MARLER OF FESTUS, MO, FIVE SISTERS, SANDI BOYER OF IRONDALE, MO, KAREN BREWER OF FARMINGTON, MO, DIANNA WISNIEWSKI OF IRONDALE, MO, TAMMY YOST AND HUSBAND STEVEN OF IRON MOUNTAIN LAKE, MO AND LAURA WARD AND HUSBAND MICHAEL OF NECK CITY, MO, ONE BROTHER, JERRY MARLER OF IRONDALE, MO, AND EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN.
IN ADDITION TO HIS PARENTS JAMES WAS ALSO PRECEDED IN DEATH BY TWO BROTHERS, ROGER MARLER AND DENNIS MARLER.
JAMES WAS AN AVID OUTDOORSMEN AND ENJOYED HUNTING, FISHING AND CAMPING WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY. HE LOVED WORKING ON OLD CARS AND GETTING THEM BACK ON THE ROAD. HE COULD FIX MANY THINGS WHEN OTHER PEOPLE COULDN’T. HIS FAMILY WAS HIS PRIDE AND JOY. THE MEMORIES HE GAVE THOSE HE LOVED WILL LAST FOREVER.