James Badger January 14, 1928 - April 01, 2008 James Badger Passed away on April, 1, 2008 at 1:30 P.M. Jimmy was born Jan, 14, 1928, at home on Kappes St. in Indianapolis IN. He was hit by a truck at age 8 and developed epilepsy. He finished the 5th grade of school . He lived with his mother Pearl and his brother, Ralph for many years. He resided in the Brown County nursing home in Nashville, Indiana until his death. He was happy when family members came to visit and enjoyed listing to them sing around the piano in the recreation room. He loved the Lord and expressed his Christian faith. Family members would bring him a supply of soda pop and give him quarters regularly. He would grin and laugh and look at those quarters in his hand. He knew how to make people smile. He was preceded in death by his sister, Ruth Ellen; mother, Pearl; father, Theodore; and brother Ralph. He is survived by his brother, Lester Badger and niece, Marcia Current of Forth Worth TX; niece, Cheryl Griffen of Delaware; nephew, Ralph Badger Jr. of Montana; nieces, Joyce Hawkins of Indiana, Patricia Ammons of Kentucky, Nan Kimmins of North Carolina, Deloris Kelley of Florida; nephews, Stephen Bihlmire, Johnny Bihlmire; cousins, Melinda Cross, Ralph Cline and Norman Williams of Indianapolis, Keith Cline of Australia, Beattrice Robertson, Paul Kirkpatrick, William Kirkpatrick and Jeri Cochran of Indianapolis, Renova Clower, Doris Stout, Dale Badger, Joseph Badger, Raymonds daughter Kathy and several children of Amanda Stanger. Funeral Information MEMORIAL SERVICE: Noon Saturday, April 5, 2008 at the Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home. INURNMENT: Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Greenfield, IN DirectionsVisitation:  Map to Funeral Home

James Badger January 14, 1928 - April 01, 2008 James Badger Passed away on April, 1, 2008 at 1:30 P.M. Jimmy was born Jan, 14, 1928, at home on Kappes St. in Indianapolis IN. He was hit by a truck at age 8 and developed epilepsy. He finished the 5th grade of school . He lived with his mother Pearl and his brother, Ralph for many years. He resided in the Brown County nursing home in Nashville, Indiana until his death. He was happy when family members came to visit and enjoyed listing to them sing around the piano in the recreation room. He loved the Lord and expressed his Christian faith. Family members would bring him a supply of soda pop and give him quarters regularly. He would grin and laugh and look at those quarters in his hand. He knew how to make people smile. He was preceded in death by his sister, Ruth Ellen; mother, Pearl; father, Theodore; and brother Ralph. He is survived by his brother, Lester Badger and niece, Marcia Current of Forth Worth TX; niece, Cheryl Griffen of Delaware; nephew, Ralph Badger Jr. of Montana; nieces, Joyce Hawkins of Indiana, Patricia Ammons of Kentucky, Nan Kimmins of North Carolina, Deloris Kelley of Florida; nephews, Stephen Bihlmire, Johnny Bihlmire; cousins, Melinda Cross, Ralph Cline and Norman Williams of Indianapolis, Keith Cline of Australia, Beattrice Robertson, Paul Kirkpatrick, William Kirkpatrick and Jeri Cochran of Indianapolis, Renova Clower, Doris Stout, Dale Badger, Joseph Badger, Raymonds daughter Kathy and several children of Amanda Stanger. Funeral Information MEMORIAL SERVICE: Noon Saturday, April 5, 2008 at the Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home. INURNMENT: Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Greenfield, IN DirectionsVisitation:  Map to Funeral Home