James McManus

IIJames John McManus II, 26, of Ooltewah, died on Wednesday, April 3, 2013, from injuries received in an accident.James was a welder and fabricator at Palidin Heavy Construction Group in Ooltewah; his co-workers will remember him as a very hard worker who was engaged in every part of his job. When it came to work, "No" was not in Jamess vocabulary. For more than five years, James worked at Hutcheson Medical Center. He enjoyed cars, golf and video games. James loved seafood; he would drive any distance to eat at his favorite seafood restaurants.Survivors are his mother, Stefanie Kessler; father, Warren James (Jumana) McManus; fiance, Kimberly Frances Ufford; brother, Cody Coleman; grandmother, Heidi Kessler; uncle, Andreas Kessler; aunt, Jasmin Opp; cousins, Melanie Miller and Kevin Miller; family friend, Bryan Fuqua; a host of good friends.A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 8, in the chapel of Heritage Funeral Home, Battlefield Parkway, with Pastor Ian Shaw officiating.Please visit www.heritagefh.com to view the memorial tribute and share memories with the family.A James McManus Memorial Fund has been established at Regions Bank.Heritage Funeral Home, 3239 Battlefield Parkway is in charge of the arrangements.