James Edward Judkins, 57, a McMinnville resident and DeKalb County native, died May 30 in St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. He was the groundskeeper at Bridgestone, member of the Primitive Baptist Church and son of the late Gene Edward Judkins and Emma Bell Redmon Cantrell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by stepfather, Alton Morgan Cantrell.