November 30, 1933 - december 20, 2017
Rank: Pvt
Dates of Service: 1954 - 1962
James Robert “Frog” Barham was born one of 12 kids on November 30, 1933 in Franklin County, NC to Berry and Lena Raybon Barham. He married “his girl” Joyce Bunn Barham from Pilot, NC on October 20, 1957 and they were married nearly 52 years at the time of her death in January of 2010. He served his country in the US Army as a PVT beginning November of 1954 and ending on October of 1962. James and Joyce moved to Knightdale in January of 1961 where they remained at the same residence until their deaths. After James served in the Army he worked in the trucking industry and retired from Roadway Express as a truck driver years later. James and Joyce were blessed with two sons (Dennis & Barry), one daughter (Denise), three grandsons (Justin, Parker & Jonathan), two granddaughters (Jordan & Ashley) as well as two great granddaughters (Callie & Colbie). Over the years James and Joyce were blessed with a very special extended family stemming from the children and grandchildren whom they loved and treated as their own.
James was a very special and devoted Husband, Dad, PaPa and Papa Frog to everyone in his family. He enjoyed time with the family, weekends at the lake with friends and fishing with the kids and grandkids. James was proud to call Knightdale his hometown until his death on December 20, 2017.
