Larry Edward James was born to Mr. Larry Tyrone James and Mrs. Diane Marie Martin-James. 

He received his high school and college in Phoenix, Arizona. He loved working with his hands, woodwork, carpentry and gardening.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents Mr. Robert and Mrs. Doris Martin, Mr. Mack and Mrs. Sadie James, his uncles: William Jackson, Robert Lee Martin and Marvin White.

Larry leaves to cherish his memories, one brother, Haywood Jackson of Topeka, Kansas; one sister, Tiffany James-Granese of Topeka, Kansas; one brother-in-law, Courtney Bryan; uncles: Danny James of Delaware, John Bolton of Wichita, Kansas, Milton Martin of Wichita, Kansas, Anthony White of Miami, Florida, Jeffery James of New Jersey, Kenneth Martin of Topeka, Kansas; aunts: Madelyn James of Atlanta, Georgia, Eula Martin-Hoel of Leavenworth, Kansas, Dorisjean White of Wichita, Kansas, Clovice White of Dallas, Texas, Lisa Martin-Lawrence (sister-aunt) of Houston, Texas; and a host nephews, nieces, cousins and friends.Larry Edward James