James "Big Boy" Rhymes Jr.'s obituary , Passed away on June 19, 2025 in Petersburg, Virginia

James "Big Boy" Rhymes Jr.

September 19, 1975 - June 19, 2025 (49 years old)

Petersburg, Virginia

James "Big Boy" Rhymes Jr.'s obituary , Passed away on June 19, 2025 in Petersburg, Virginia

Funeral arrangement under the care of
J M Wilkerson Funeral Establiment

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James "Big Boy" Rhymes Jr.

September 19, 1975 - June 19, 2025 (49 years old)

Petersburg, Virginia

James Rhymes Jr. Obituary

With solemn reverence, we commemorate James Rhymes Jr. (Petersburg, Virginia), born in Graceville, Florida, whose life came to an end on June 19, 2025 at the age of 49, leaving behind cherished memories. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

As we bid James farewell, let us not mourn the absence of his physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of his spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For James is not truly gone, but merely transformed, his energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.

He was predeceased by: his parents, James Rhymes, Sr. and Earnestine Rhymes. He is survived by: his wife Aqueellah Drew Rhymes; his children, Xavier Harris, Jayla Drew-Smith, Jaylen Sloan, Jah'mora Drew-Rhymes and Makiyah King; his sister Celestine Young; and his aunts and uncles, Ella, Timothy Joyner, Irene and Dennis Bellamy. He is also survived by his many nieces, nephews, godchildren.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
J M Wilkerson Funeral Establiment



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