James Bordley Obituary

The world bids farewell to James Bordley (Wilmington, Delaware), departing on February 6, 2026 at the age of 70. James leaves behind memories cherished by the community. 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 Bordley to show support.

He was loved and cherished by many people including: his parents, Emma L. Roane-Bordley and Alfred Bordley (Frankie); his brothers, Alfred and Norman G. Bordley; his grandparents, Vernell, Curtis Roane, Hilda, Esau Evans, Essie and Norman Bordley; his great-nephew Brian Mason-Simmons; his uncle Robert Roane, Sr. (Choker); his close friend Christopher Dorsey; his daughter Jaquetta King; his siblings, Reverend Melissa M. Bordley and Gerald K. Mayfield (Kim); his sisters-in-law, Renaee Bordley and Yvonne Bordley-Gibson; his nieces and nephews, Kiana, Willie Simmons, Norman Walker, Devon, Dominque Robinson, Dr. Shaynelle Bordley, Jordan and Joshua Mayfield of Brooklyn, NY; his aunts and uncles, Mary Davis, Frances Smith, Matlean Harding, Ruth Evans (Bunnie), Mary Jeffers, Charles Gross of Wyoming, DE, Lawrence Roane (Judy), Esau (Claudette), Nathan (Cortina) and Floyd Evans; his adoptive son Gerald Cann (KG); his close friends, O. P. Patterson, Bernard Washington (Goose) and Dr. Emmanuel Gilbert (E. U.) of Chester, PA; and his cousins, James Michael Smith and Donna Davis.