On Friday, December 14, 2007 at his residence in Washington, DC. James is survived by his mother, Gertrude Smallwood; children, Kim, Robert, DeShaun and Uniqua; grandchildren, Robert Jr. and Paris; brothers, Louis, Jr., Robert,Thomas, Theodore and George; sisters, Brenda, Gail, Sheila, Kim and Shermanita; aunt, Florence; stepmother, Hattie and a host of other relatives and friends.
The family will receive friends on Monday, December 24 from 9:00 AM until the time of the service at 10:00 AM in the Chapel of the Cedar Hill Funeral Home, 4111 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suitland, Maryland. Interment will be in the Lincoln Memorial Cemetery in Suitland, Maryland.