Funeral services for Sondra James will be on Wednesday, June 29, 2016, at Brookhaven Funeral Home (Natchez Drive) in Brookhaven, MS at 2 PM. Rev. Greg Warnock and Dr. Ryan Parker will be officiating the services, with Brookhaven Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Visitation will be at Brookhaven Funeral Home on the same day from 1 PM until 2 PM, with the internment immediately following at Newell Cemetery in Brookhaven, MS.

Ms. James, 63, passed from this life on Saturday, June 25, 2016, on Dauphin Island, AL with her loving family by her side. She was born on November 27, 1952 in Brookhaven, MS, to Dykes and Helen James. She was a graduate of Loyd Star High School. She received a B.S. in elementary education from Mississippi College and a Master's Degree in education from William Carey University. She taught for many years at Pelahatchie Attendance Center and retired after serving in an administrative capacity with the Rankin County School District Central Office. She was a loving and caring daughter, sister, aunt, and friend.

Preceding her in death were her parents and great-nephew Cooper Smith.

She is survived by her two sisters, Linda Kay Smith (Sammy) and Patsy Parker (George); two nieces, Sonya Anders (Del) and Olivia Watts (Josh); two nephews, Shane Smith (Robyn) and Ryan Parker (Amy); three great-nieces, Molly and Melinda Anders and Leigh Taylor Smith; four great nephews, Lane Anders, John Tyler Smith, and J. Parker and Jackson Watts; and a host of family and friends.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Magnolia Speech School (733 N. Flag Chapel Rd., Jackson, MS 39209) or to a charity of your choice.