James Bladh

Mr. James Carl Bladh, Jr., affectionately known to everyone as Jimmy, age 59, of 1023 Cromwell Lane, Walterboro, died Thursday morning, January 8, 2009, at Trident Medical Center in North Charleston.



Funeral services with Military Honors provided by the United States Navy will be conducted 1:30 Tuesday afternoon, January 13, 2009, from the graveside at Beaufort National Cemetery, 124 Boundry Street, Beaufort.



Mr. Bladh was born August 8, 1949, in Portsmouth, Virginia, and was a son of the late James Carl Bladh, Sr. and the late Wilma Cable Bladh. He served his country in the United States Navy during the Vietnam Era. He was a graduate of Trident Technical College where he received his Associated Degree in Graphic Arts and was the founder and retired owner of Phoenix Power Wash Plus in Walterboro. He will be remembered for his love of watching football games and for fishing.



Surviving are: his wife, Mrs. Debbie Bladh; his father and step-mother, James C. Bladh, Sr. and Rosemary Grubb; two daughters, Kelly Elise Bladh and Tracy Dawn Tomberlin both of Bonaire, Georgia; a step-daughter, Heather Michele Murphy of Maderia Beach, Florida; a sister, Patricia Bladh of San Diego, California; and his parents-in-law, Walter Henry Phillips of Marblehead, Massachusetts and Arlene Lee Phillips of Stoneham, Massachusetts. There are two grandchildren, Elizabeth Lee Tomberlin and Aurora Michele Tyson that also survive.



Flowers will be accepted, or for those that wish, memorials may be directed in his memory to: Colleton County Relay for Life, 5900 Core Road, Suite 504, North Charleston, South Carolina 29406.



Online messages and condolences may be made to the family by visiting: www.briceherndonfuneralhome.com .



Family and friends may call from 6:00 until 8:00 Monday evening at THE BRICE W. HERNDON AND SONS FUNERAL HOMES, WALTERBORO CHAPEL, 1193 Bells Highway, Walterboro, 843.538.5408.

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