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December 7, 1968 – November 6, 2018
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Obituary for James Andrew "Jim" Elkins
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JAMES “JIM” ANDREW ELKINS 49 OF HARRISON, MICHIGAN PASSED AWAY UNEXPECTEDLY ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2018. JIM WAS BORN ON DECEMBER 7, 1968 IN LANSING, MICHIGAN, TO BRUCE E. ELKINS AND DELORA M. SCHRAY. IN 1976 DELORA MARRIED CHARLES WILLICK AND MOVED TO HARRISON WHERE THE FAMILY HAS RESIDED SINCE.
JIM SERVED ON THE HARRISON COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT FROM EARLY 1997 THROUGH LATE 2003. HE ALSO SERVED ON THE CLARE COUNTY RESERVE FOR THE SHERRIF DEPARTMENT. JIM HAS BEEN AN OVER THE ROAD TRUCK DRIVER AND ENJOYED TRAVELING THE MANY STATES HIS JOB TOOK HIM THROUGH. JIM ENJOYED FISHING AND HUNTING WITH HIS BROTHER DOUG AND DAD CHUCK. THEY TOOK MANY HUNTING TRIPS TO HOMER, MICHIGAN WITH THEIR COUSIN KEN. WHEN NOT HUNTING AND FISHING WITH HIS BROTHER AND DAD, JIM WOULD TAKE HIS SISTERS CARRIE AND SARAH RABBIT HUNTING AND ICE FISHING, WHEN HE WASN’T TEASING THEM.
IN JULY 1995, JIM MARRIED LINDA WILSON AND WAS BLESSED WITH TWO BEAUTIFUL STEP DAUGHTERS; ANGIE AND AMANDA. IN 1998, JIM AND LINDA WERE BLESSED WITH ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER KARLIEGH. JIM WAS VERY PROTECTIVE OF HIS “GIRLS.”
JIM IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, LINDA ELKINS OF HARRISON, DAUGHTERS; KARLIEGH ELKINS OF HARRISON, ANGIE (GABE)GUTERRES OF ROCKLAND, CA, AMANDA WILSON (CLIFF MACZYNSKI) OF HARRISON, HIS MOM, DELORA WILLICK OF HARRISON, BROTHER, DOUG (SHARON) ELKINS OF HARRISON, SISTERS; CARRIE DANSBY OF NAMPA, IDAHO AND SARAH (BUCK) WILKINSON OF MIDLAND, MICHIGAN. SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN, MANY NIECES, NEPHEWS AND GOOD FRIENDS. JIM WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY BRUCE ELKINS, CHARLES WILLICK (DAD),UNCLE CHARLIE AND AUNT CHERYL STEFFENSON, MOTHER IN LAW, PAULINE ERTMAN, BOTH PATERNAL AND MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS,
A MEMORIAL SERVICE WAS HELD ON NOVEMBER 10, 2018 AT STOCKING FUNERAL HOME, HARRISON, WITH MR. JESSE RAMIREZ OFFICIATING. TO SHARE AN ONLINE MEMORY OR CONDOLENCE WITH JIM’S FAMILY, PLEASE VISIT WWW.STOCKINGFUNERALHOME.COM ARRANGEMENTS FOR MR. ELKINS ARE ENTRUSTED WITH STOCKING FUNERAL HOME, HARRISON (989) 539-7810.
JIM SERVED ON THE HARRISON COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT FROM EARLY 1997 THROUGH LATE 2003. HE ALSO SERVED ON THE CLARE COUNTY RESERVE FOR THE SHERRIF DEPARTMENT. JIM HAS BEEN AN OVER THE ROAD TRUCK DRIVER AND ENJOYED TRAVELING THE MANY STATES HIS JOB TOOK HIM THROUGH. JIM ENJOYED FISHING AND HUNTING WITH HIS BROTHER DOUG AND DAD CHUCK. THEY TOOK MANY HUNTING TRIPS TO HOMER, MICHIGAN WITH THEIR COUSIN KEN. WHEN NOT HUNTING AND FISHING WITH HIS BROTHER AND DAD, JIM WOULD TAKE HIS SISTERS CARRIE AND SARAH RABBIT HUNTING AND ICE FISHING, WHEN HE WASN’T TEASING THEM.
IN JULY 1995, JIM MARRIED LINDA WILSON AND WAS BLESSED WITH TWO BEAUTIFUL STEP DAUGHTERS; ANGIE AND AMANDA. IN 1998, JIM AND LINDA WERE BLESSED WITH ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER KARLIEGH. JIM WAS VERY PROTECTIVE OF HIS “GIRLS.”
JIM IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, LINDA ELKINS OF HARRISON, DAUGHTERS; KARLIEGH ELKINS OF HARRISON, ANGIE (GABE)GUTERRES OF ROCKLAND, CA, AMANDA WILSON (CLIFF MACZYNSKI) OF HARRISON, HIS MOM, DELORA WILLICK OF HARRISON, BROTHER, DOUG (SHARON) ELKINS OF HARRISON, SISTERS; CARRIE DANSBY OF NAMPA, IDAHO AND SARAH (BUCK) WILKINSON OF MIDLAND, MICHIGAN. SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN, MANY NIECES, NEPHEWS AND GOOD FRIENDS. JIM WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY BRUCE ELKINS, CHARLES WILLICK (DAD),UNCLE CHARLIE AND AUNT CHERYL STEFFENSON, MOTHER IN LAW, PAULINE ERTMAN, BOTH PATERNAL AND MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS,
A MEMORIAL SERVICE WAS HELD ON NOVEMBER 10, 2018 AT STOCKING FUNERAL HOME, HARRISON, WITH MR. JESSE RAMIREZ OFFICIATING. TO SHARE AN ONLINE MEMORY OR CONDOLENCE WITH JIM’S FAMILY, PLEASE VISIT WWW.STOCKINGFUNERALHOME.COM ARRANGEMENTS FOR MR. ELKINS ARE ENTRUSTED WITH STOCKING FUNERAL HOME, HARRISON (989) 539-7810.
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When
Saturday, November 10th, 2018 1:00pm
Location
Stocking Funeral Home
Address
165 W. Oak St. Harrison, MI 48625
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