Margaret Ann

James

Ms. Margaret Ann James, age 65, a native of the Choctaw Bluff Community of Jackson, AL and a resident of Moultrie, GA, was born April 17, 1956 to the parentage of Mr. Eddie James and Mrs. Janet Ludgood James. She departed this life December 28, 2021 at Colquitt Medical Center in Moultrie, GA.

Margaret united with New Canaan Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of the late Reverend Willie Griffin. As a youth, she sang in the choir and was active in various youth activities.

She was a 1974 graduate of Jackson High School and furthered her education at Bishop State Community College in Mobile, AL where she earned a degree in Culinary Arts. Among Margaret's favorite hobbies were journaling, interior design, reading, shopping, and of course, cooking. She was employed as a caterer in the food service industry in Moultrie, GA.

Margaret was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Claiborne and Irene James, and her maternal grandparents, McKinley and Dannie Ludgood.

She will be cherished in the heart of her loving and devoted children, one daughter, Naketa (Eric) Williams of Riverview, FL; and one son, Milton (Ashlee) Strother, Jr. of Spanish Fort, AL; parents, Mr. Eddie and Mrs. Janet Ludgood James of Jackson, AL; one brother, Reverend Hurley (Victoria) James of Jackson, AL; three sisters, Beverly (Reverend James) Campbell and Shaneka (Winfred) Sewell, all of Jackson, AL; and Dena (Winfort) Steward of Leesville, LA; four grandchildren, Xzavier Steeley of Riverview, FL; Macayla Strother, Joseph Strother, and Jahrell Lofton, all of Spanish Fort, AL; one great-grandson; Maverick Steeley of Riverview, FL; Margaret's best friend, Dorothy Perine of Milwaukee, WI, and a host of nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, other relatives, and friends.