Nick Lee James Obituary (1950

Mr. Nick Lee James, age 74, of Madison, Indiana, entered this life on December 5, 1950 in Winchester, Indiana. He was the loving son of the late Hubert Eugene and Nilah Maxine Green James. He was a 1969 graduate of Madison Consolidated High School and went on to obtain his BSN from Olivet Nazarene College in Kankakee, Illinois in 1973. He married Aleta Kay Potter on June 27, 1970 at the Madison First Church of the Nazarene. This happy union of nearly 55 years was blessed with children, Jason, Amanda, and Devin. He began working at King's Daughter's Hospital at age 16 as an orderly and stayed as an RN from 1974 to 1980. He served as the Director of Nursing from 1980 to 1990. He then worked from 1990 to 1992 at the Madison State Hospital as a registered nurse. In 1992, he returned to King's Daughters' Hospital, where he worked as the Director of the Intensive Care Unit for 18 years before his retirement in 2012. He attended and held membership in the Madison First Church of the Nazarene. Nick was a charter member of the Southeastern Indiana Nurses Honor Guard. He loved horseback riding, his trips to Myrtle Beach, and taking care of his lawn. He was awaiting the birth of another great grandson due in May. Nick died on Saturday, April 12, 2025, at 12:51 a.m. at his home in Madison, Indiana with his loving family at his side. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute Please Click Here to View the Funeral Service Recording A LOVING FAMILY Nick will be missed by his loving wife of nearly 55 years, Aleta Kay Potter James of Madison, Indiana; his loving sons, Jason James and his companion, Paula Colwell of Madison, Indiana, Devin James and his wife, Angie of Scottsburg, Indiana; his loving daughter, Amanda Michelle James Berry Vance and her husband, Jason of Madison, Indiana; his grandchildren, Kelsey (Josh), Brandon, Kaitlinne (Ben), Dalton (Constance), Tyler, Cameron, and Keirstin; his great-grandchildren, Brier James, and Gunner Tate; his sisters, Pam Bruther of Madison, Indiana, Carol Wolf and her husband, Jon of Madison, Indiana, Valerie Graham of Madison, Indiana; his sisters-in-law, Sandy Potter and her wife, Kathy of Seymour, Indiana, Cindy Sparks and her husband, Syd of Aurora, Indiana; his brother-in-law, Allen Douglas "Doug" Potter and his wife, Juanita of Kent, Indiana; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, Hubert Eugene James, his mother, Nilah Maxine Green James, his sister, Sherry Lynn James, his brother-in-law, Danny Bruther, and his son-in-law, Lance Christopher Berry. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted on Friday, April 18, 2025, at 11:00 a.m., by Rev. Joe Cartwright at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Private Interment will follow in the Dupont Cemetery in Dupont, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may visit Thursday, April 17, 2025 from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.and Friday, April 18, 2025 from 9:00 a.m.until the time of service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. NURSE HONOR GUARD SERVICEThe Southeastern Indiana Nurse Honor Guard will honor Nick on Thursday, April 17, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. TO JOIN THE NURSES SERVICE LIVE CLICK HERE MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to Southeastern Indiana Nurse Honor Guard. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances, and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com To Place An Online Memorial Donation To send a flower arrangement in memory of Nick Lee James, please click here to visit our sympathy store.