Ernest Edwin (Ed) James was born on May 13, 1940 in Imogene, Iowa to the late Morris and Nina James. He passed away on March 22, 2019 at the age of 78. Ed married wife, Joyce on June 4,1959 in Treynor, Iowa. They had three children, Cathy, Douglas and Steven. Ed retired from law enforcement in 2001. He had been the Mills County Sheriff and later worked for the Department of Corrections. Ed's hobbies included horses, rodeos, auctions, tractors and especially his grandchildren. Ed and Joyce raised their children in Malvern, Iowa before moving to Council Bluffs. Ed was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Joyce and siblings, Robert James, Don James and Ruby Olsen. Ed is survived by his brothers, Jim James and wife, Velma of Council Bluffs, Rex James of Kimballton, Iowa; children, Cathy Cerra and husband, Mark and their two children, Caleb and Carissa of Glenwood, Iowa; son, Douglas James and wife, Cheryl and their children, Jennifer, Devon, Trevor and Brooke of Omaha,Nebraska; son, Steven James and wife, Kristina and child, Mazie of Carter Lake, Iowa.
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