James Russell Guenther, 55, of Cherokee, passed away on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. Visitation will be Thursday, April 17, 2025 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Morrison Funeral Home in Cherokee. The funeral service for James will be Friday, April 18, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with Rodney Sparks and Billy George officiating. Burial will follow in Asphalt Rock Cemetery.
James was native of Lansing, MI and long-time resident of Cherokee. He was a member at Asphalt Rock Baptist Church and was the Owner and Operator of All Weather Exteriors. He was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Sutinen; father, James Guenther; and brother, Ronald Guenther.
James is survived by his loving wife, Rhonda Powers Guenther; children, Kristen Johnson (Mitchell) and Ty Guenther (Jane); grandchildren, Gunner and Gavin Johnson, and Paxtyn and Rylee Guenther; brother Mark Guenther; sisters, Vivian Burns (Bruce) of Houghton Lake, MI and Diana Guenther; a host of nieces and nephews; and his pets Lala and Kibby Smallzz.
Pallbearers will be Ty Guenther, Thomas Gaisser, Chuck Murphy, Johnny Grissom, Wayne Mauldin, Jimmy Heaps, and Caleb Beyersdorf.
Honorary pallbearer is Tim Wes.
