Valerie Seely James

Published 7:11 am Thursday, September 27, 2007

ADAMS – Valerie Seely James of Adams died at her home Monday, Sept. 24, 2007, after a courageous two-year battle with cancer. She was 42.

A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at Northwest 12th Street and Gilliam Avenue in Pendleton.

Mrs. James was born March 23, 1965, in Price, Utah, to Montell and Kathryn Pincock Seely. She attended schools in Provo and Emery County, Utah. She graduated from Snow College in Ephraim, Utah, and attended Brigham Young University in Provo.

She served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Curitiba, Brazil, Mission.

She married Brant H. James on Feb. 25, 1989, in Manti, Utah.

Mrs. James was a home-school mom. She was active in the Pendleton Home School Association and her church. She enjoyed supporting her children in the school bands, was a member the Public Affairs committee and served on the library board and the Adams American newsletter.

She enjoyed music, reading, writing and family history.

She is survived by her husband; parents; daughter Emilie; sons Brandon and Ryan; brother Mark and his wife Brenda Seely of West Valley City, Utah; sisters LeAnne Seely of Castle Dale, Karla and her husband Thane Thalman of Phoenix, Fawn and husband Tim Miller of Manti, Utah, and Janell and husband Kyle Beagley of Price, Utah.

She was preceded in death by her sister, Monette Seely.