Gloria Calwell-James 1944-2021

Gloria was born Sept. 15, 1944, in Youngstown, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James and Lola Hall of Warren. She was baptized in Jesus’ name and received the Holy Ghost in 1985 at Mount Calvary Pentecostal Church of Youngstown. She served as the mother of the church at Revealing Truth Tabernacle, where she was a faithful member.

She had a great passion in caring for people and worked as a registered nurse at Ron Joy Nursing Home, from where she retired in 1998 due to illness.

She leaves to cherish loving and precious memories of her, her husband of 58 years, Mr. Alexander E. James Sr.; her surviving children, Cara M. James, Carla J. Tate, Leah (Robert) Jordan, Travis (Ashley) James, all of Youngstown, and Alexander E. (Tonya) James Jr. of Northfield; a goddaughter, Cheryl (Rickey) Boundary of Youngstown; her stepchildren, Cedric (Anieka) Martin and Stephanie (Tony) Pittman, both of Columbus; 25 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; her best friend, Lenore Bills; and a host of family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Edward and Lola Hall; her only two siblings, William (Walter) Barron and Maxzine E. Reed-Spraggins; and six children, John, Eric, Michael Oneil, Thymian and twin boys, Derick and Jarick.

A private homegoing celebration will be Thursday, April 15, 2021, at noon at Perfection Faith International Church at the Jaylex Event Center, 2110 Glenwood Ave., Youngstown.

The family will receive friends Thursday from 11 a.m. to noon at the event center, but request that the service be limited to immediate family and close family friends only.

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