James Workman

James Workman died peacefully in the Emergency Department of Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst with his wife and daughter at his bedside June 4, 2020. He was 82.

He was born November 30, 1937, son of the late John Lee and Gracie Alice Carter Workman at Stollings, Logan County, West Virgina. 

He retired from the U.S. Army in 1979 with 23-plus years of active service, which included three tours in Vietnam. After retirement, he went on to teach at Nashville Auto Diesel College in Nashville, Tennessee prior to moving to Raeford in 1997. He was a lifetime charter member of Ralph A. Pandure VFW Post # 10, life member of DAV Chapter 17, life member of Vietnam Veterans Association, a 32nd Degree Mason and member of the Scottish Rites.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Tracey Lynn Workman, three brothers, Benjamin Franklin, Richard (Joyce), Elba (Freda) Workman, and three sisters, Virlie (Thurmond) Lee, Dora (Jack Fry), and Rosa (Okie Wilson).
He is survived by his wife, Ida Workman of Raeford; daughter, Patti (David) Skomra of Raeford; two grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
Services and internment will be at Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery when COVID19 restrictions that prohibit burial with honors are lifted. In lieu of flowers, those who wish to do so are asked to make donations to Hospice Foundation of Hoke County, P.O. Box 1584, Raeford, North Carolina 28376.
Online condolences may be made at www.crumplerfuneralhome.com