James R. (Jim) Wade, 63 of Lewisburg, West Virginia, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, June 29, 2017 at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center.

Born November 26, 1953 at Marlinton, WV, he was a son of Betty Wade Doss of Marlinton and the late George Robert Wade.

Jim was a graduate of West Virginia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering. He recently retired from ABB in Lewisburg after over 30 years of service. He was also a member of the Rupert Rifle Club, was a HAM radio operator, and enjoyed bicycling and NASCAR. He found joy in volunteering and helping others. He was always ready when asked to help.

Jim also proudly served his country as an Air Force veteran, an Army Reservist and served in the National Guard.

In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a brother, George Gray Wade and step-father, Paul Raymond Doss.

Those left to cherish his memory are his mother, Betty Wade Doss of Marlinton; two sisters, Barbara (John) Pellegrin of Parkersburg and Cheryl Burks of Hillsboro; and two nephews, Jeremy (Missy) Burks of Princeton and Wes (Jaime) Burks of Morgantown.

Jim chose to donate his body to the Human Gift Registry at the Osteopathic School of Medicine in Lewisburg.

A celebration life will be held 7:00 pm Monday, July 3, 2017 at Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home in Lewisburg, with Father John Rice officiating.

Friends may visit the family at the funeral home prior to the service between 6:00 and 7:00 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to The Children's Home Society of West Virginia, P. O. Box 2942, Charleston WV 25330 or any other favored charities.