James Reynolds

James A. Reynolds, 80,

of Deering, ND passed

away on Sunday, August

28, 2022 at the Trinity

Health Center in Minot,

North Dakota.

James Alvin Reynolds

was born on July 20, 1942

to James and Vera Rey-

nolds in Metropolis, Illi-

nois. He was the oldest of

five siblings. James at-

tended school in Brook-

port, Illinois until the 9th

grade, and enlisted into

the United States Air

Force at the age of 17.

Through the US Air Force

James was able to earn his

High School GED. He

made a career in the mili-

tary in the 91st FMMS

Missile Maintenance

Squad and fought in Viet-

nam. James was stationed

around the world

throughout his life includ-

ing Japan, Greenland,

Turkey, Korea, and the

United States.

James was first sta-

tioned at the Duluth Air

Force Base in Minnesota.

While in Minnesota he

was married for a short

time, and had his first

son, Peter Wesley Rey-

nolds. On October 8, 1967

James married Karen

Lewis and together the

couple went overseas to

Japan. While stationed in

Japan, James and Karen

had two children, Wesley

and Shannon. The family

would continue to travel

the world with the US Air

Force, and when they

came back stateside to

Homestead Air Force Base

in Florida they had their

son, Dwayne. James was

eventually sent to Minot

Air Force Base in North

Dakota, where he would

stay until he retired from

the military.

Upon retirement James

was still active in the mil-

itary as a civilian, and

worked for the Minot Air

Force Base for 20 years.

He was an active Rough

Rider there and continued

to help in the missile

department. When he fi-

nally did fully retire, he

enjoyed many hobbies in-

cluding spending time

with his grandchildren

and great-grandchildren,

gardening and canning,

and riding motorcycle.

James and Karen loved to

travel around in their RV

and would enjoy camping

and fishing while on their

excursions. James loved

farming and helping peo-

ple get their fields ready

for planting. He enjoyed

driving the tractors and

other large machinery on

the farms.

James is survived by his

wife, Karen; son, Peter

(Brenda) Reynolds, Wes-

ley (Kim) Reynolds, and

Dwayne (Traci) Reynolds;

daughter, Shannon (Ar-

chie) Herndon; brother,

Jackie Reynolds; sisters,

Anna Finke and Linda

(James) Little; 10

grandchildren and 6

great-grandchildren.

Proceeding James in

death were his parents,

James and Vera Reynolds;

paternal and maternal

grandparents; and his

brother, Danny Reynolds.

The family will be cele-

brating James’s life at a

Memorial Service which

will be held on Tuesday,

September 6, 2022 from

5:00-7:00 pm at the Deer-

ing Community Center on

Main Street in Deering,

North Dakota. All are wel-

come to attend. Inurn-

ment will be at the North

Dakota Veteran’s

Cemetery in Mandan,

North Dakota at a later

date.

Springan Stevenson

Funeral Home of Stanley

have been entrusted with

arrangements and ser-

vices. Friends may sign

the on-line register and

give their condolences at:

springanstevenson.com.