Ward Alton James Obituary

We are sad to announce that, on March 6, 2026, at the age of 92, Ward Alton James in Taft, California 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, Robert Claude James and Betty May James; his former wife Dolores James; his son Leonard Geissel; and his siblings, Raymond Curtis James, Eva Idell Reese, Thelma Pridgen, Garland Harris James, Robert Maynard James, Patsy Old, Helen Carson and Houston James.

He is survived by: his wife Becky James; his brother Glen Roy James; his son Michael Geissel; his granddaughter Miranda Renee Geissel; his great grandchild Spencer Lee Cantù (Michaela Cantù); his stepchildren, Denise Myers-Todd and Leslie Wilmer; Susan Geissel, Debra Geissel Gibbons (Jeff Gibbons), Glenn James (Sheila James), Loris James, Bona Dea Meyer (Shane Meyer) and Naomi Lariena Guerrero.