Jim came to work at the funeral home in January 2003 and hopes to be working here after retirement. He enjoys talking to family and friends during visitations. In his words, “You get an idea of what the person was like…and people who come from another state are amazed at our city and funeral home. Here, we show compassion and concern, and people like that…at a time of loss, they need that.” Jim has been employed by the City of Salem Police Department for 16 years. He was born May 28, 1966 in Jacksonville , N.C. , home to a military base, the sixth of ten children. In 1984, he graduated from Glenvar High School . He has 3 daughters: Nina, a rising senior at Glenvar; Debra, who went to Heaven and Ashley, a rising freshman at Glenvar. He enjoys collecting antique farm equipment, anything John Deer and coffee mugs.