James Vann Jr. Obituary

We are sad to announce that on August 1, 2022, at the age of 95, James Vann Jr. (Valley Grande, Alabama) passed away. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

He was predeceased by: his parents, James Vann Friday, Sr. and Ruby Marguerite Barnes Friday; and his grandson Brian Douglas Sanderson. He is survived by: his wife Ellen Jane Kirk Friday; his children, Kathryn Friday Simpkins (Robert), James V. "Jimmy" Friday, III (Betty) and Margaret "Meg" Friday Stone (Kent Elrod); his grandchildren, Justin Kirk Friday (Kasey), Joshua Ryan Ashcraft (Jillian Stewart), Erica Friday Stephens, Elizabeth Ashcraft Beach (Tommy), Kristen Stone (Dustin Lee), Kimberly Stone (Brandon Ervin) and Ashley Friday; his great grandchildren, Grayson Henry Sanderson, Mason Friday, Owen Friday, Nathan Friday, Stella Anne Stephens, Kaden Beach, Logan Beach, Madelyn Lee, Kennedy Lee and Reagan Lee; and his brother Charles W. Friday (Carol). He is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives.