James William Stotts, 82, a McMinnville resident and Detroit, Mich., native, was born April 28, 1934 and died Jan. 26 at Saint Thomas River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. A retired employee of Stanton Oil, a United States Marine Corps veteran of Korea where he served as a tank commander and member of Shellsford Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Isaac Samuel “Al” and Mattie Pearl Dodson Stotts. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brother Larry Stotts.