James H. Capell; affectionately known to his friends as ”Jim”, went home to be with our heavenly Father on October 30, 2012. He was a quite gentle man; loved by all who met him and lived a true example of Christ’s love for us. He was an Eagle Scout and earned his Electrical Engineering degree from Auburn University in 1948 and was a Mason for over sixty years. He retired from Sheffield Utilities Department. He had been a resident of Mt. Pleasant, TN for the last year and was a long time member and former deacon of First Baptist Church of Sheffield and former member of Muscle Shoals Baptist Church and current member of First Baptist of Columbia, TN. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Jackson and Mary Salter Capell.
Visitation will be Thursday, November 1, 2012 from 11 until 1 p.m. at Muscle Shoals Baptist Church. His funeral service will follow in the church sanctuary with Rev. Doug Farris and Rev. Billy Kimbrough officiating. Burial will be in Tri-Cities Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include his beloved wife, Helen C. Capell; two daughters, Dr. Jamine C. Rogers of Sheffield and Mrs. Tere Capell Gardner and husband Dr. Benny A. Gardner of Mt. Pleasant, TN; five grandchildren, Ryan and his wife Kristen, and Somers’ Gardner, James Paul and his wife Lisa, Christopher and Jenifer Rogers; one great grandson, Alex Rogers and three step great grandchildren, Kaelyn, Kimberly Wright and Sofia Wesner.
Pallbearers are Ryan Gardner, J. P. Rogers, Christopher Rogers, Dean Lesley, Steve Clark and Kenny Galloway. Honorary pallbearers are Doug Myers and Bradley Carpenter.
