of Torrence, CA
April 10, 1930 - April 25, 2022
James William ''Jay'' Feltrop, age 92, passed away April 25, 2022 in Torrence, CA.
James was born April 10, 1930 in Crosby, AR to William and Lucy Ellen Edwards Feltrop. He attended Morris School for boys, run by the Franciscan brothers, until ninth grade. He then attended Searcy High School, graduating in 1950. He enlisted in the Air Force the Korean Conflict, where he was stationed in the Philippines, and finished his military career with the National Guard. He moved out to California where he worked in sales and met and married his wife Marjorie. He loved to work his beautiful flower gardens and kept the squirrels and hummingbirds well fed.
James is preceded in death by his parents, wife, and siblings; Margret Bertram, Kathleen Light, Bonnie Nelson, Lyle ''Check'' Barlow, Franklin Feltrop, Andrew ''Andy'' Feltrop, and baby brother Feltrop.
He is survived by his brothers, Bernard ''Bud'' (Betty) Feltrop of Henderson, KY, and Herman (Betty) Feltrop of Searcy, AR; and one sister, Mary Lena (Feltrop) Cook of Searcy, AR; as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Funeral Services are entrusted to Roller-Daniel and Gamby Funeral Homes and will be held at 1:30 PM Sunday, May 15, 2022 at St. James Catholic Church in Searcy, with interment to follow at 3:00 PM at St. Paul Cemetery at 316 Morris School Road.in Searcy.
Online guestbook: rollerfuneralhomes.com/searcy