Maranda Joy James

Maranda (Mandi) Joy James of Campbell, Nebraska, went to be with her Lord Jesus at 3:14am Thursday, March 24th, 2022, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, Nebraska, after a 30-year battle with a combination of illnesses. Mandi was born in Tiffin, Ohio, on October 20th, 1974 to Marlene (Mitten) Quillen and Ben Medley (deceased). She was nine years old when she was adopted by her father, Sam Quillen. On May 10th (her grandparents' wedding anniversary) 1993, Mandi married her high school sweetheart Travis L James and he survives in Campbell, NE. Other survivors include her sons Clint James of Blue Hill, NE, and Dalton James of Ayr, NE, her parents Sam and Marlene Quillen of Bloomville, OH, her mother-in-law Mary James of Campbell, NE, father-in-law Steve James of Loup City, NE, three brothers Matt Quillen of Nevada, OH, Jacob (Bethany) Quillen and Caleb Quillen both of Huntsville, AL, four sisters Amanda (Matt) Morris of Belpre, OH, Tracy (Greg Joe) Mitchell of Yankton, SD, Sarah (Scott) Steele of Bloomville, OH, and Tiffany James of Lincoln, NE, sixteen nieces and nephews, and her fur baby Remington. Preceding her in death are her grandparents, Clarence ...[more]

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Jeanette Mitten and John and Mary Quillen, her cousin Tim Mullins, and fur baby Digger. Mandi attended Ravenna High School until her senior year when she moved to Trumbull and graduated from Trumbull High School in 1993. She was an EMT for Campbell Rural Fire Department. Mandi also worked at CHS Agri Services in Bladen, NE and CPI in Campbell, NE for several years. She enjoyed looking her best and shopping for shoes and jewelry. She also loved spending time with family and friends, camping, and boating on Harland County Reservoir. A celebration of life will be held in Campbell, NE at a later time. A celebration of life will also be held in Tiffin, OH at A Little Faith Ministries at a later time. Memorials can be made in her name to the Campbell Rural Fire Department, A Little Faith Ministries, or stjude.org. Crematory arrangements are with Good Shepherd Funeral Home Omaha, NE. Expressions of Sympathy can be made to Good Shepherd Funeral Home https://www.gsfuneral.com/.