A service to celebrate the life of James W. McConathy will be at 1 pm on Thursday, January 3, 2019, at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Florien, LA. Burial will follow at Ebenezer Baptist Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 9 pm on Wednesday, January 2, 2019, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home and again on the 3rd from 11 am until service time at Ebenezer Baptist Church located at 1225 Ebenezer Rd, Florien, LA 71429.

Jimmy, 58 years of age and a resident of Bossier City, passed away on December 30, 2018, in Shreveport, LA. He was born on August 28, 1960, to Herman and Etta Marie Arnold McConathy in Shreveport, LA. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Marilyn Marie McConathy.

He is survived by his children, Cade McConathy and Quincie Jacquelyn McConathy; his siblings, Gwendolyn Stephens and husband Richard, Michael McConathy and wife Becky, Gary McConathy and wife Veronica, and David McConathy and wife Teresa; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Those honored to serve as pallbearers include Michael McConathy, Gary McConathy, David McConathy, Brent McConathy, Richard Stephens, Jason McConathy, and Charlie Spears.