James Kellam Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of James Kellam (Somerset, New Jersey), who passed away on January 2, 2023, at the age of 61, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of James Kellam to show support.
He was predeceased by: his mother Jean Kellam-Baugh; his grandmothers, Claire Drummond and Mamie Wharton Davis; his mother-in-law Mattie Mathis; and his uncles, Larry, David, Johnny and Alvin Kellam.
He is survived by: his son Kenoka Bess (VA); his wife Harriett Mathis Kellam; his stepfather Larry Baugh; his siblings, Isaac Kellam (NJ), Marie Gunter (VA), June and April Kellam (NJ); his aunts and uncles, James Kellam (FL), George Kellam (GA), Joan Kellam Johnson (NJ), Bernice Wharton (NY), Joyce Kellam Tyler (VA) and Jacklyn Dennis (VA); his siblings-in-law, David Mathis (NJ), Donald Mathis (late SC), Danny Mathis (PA), Dennis Mathis, Jean Mathis (late NY), Brenda Mathis (SC), Alice Mathis (FL) and Bonus; and his brothers, Eddie Savage, Darrel Martin, Vincent Waiters and Preston Gadson. He is also survived by cousins, nieces, nephews and extended family and friends.