James F. Christian, 40, of Bourbon passed away on Thursday, July 20, 2017 at home.

James was born on Oct. 21, 1976 in Warsaw to Greg and Roxanne (Reichert) Christian, Sr. James was a lifelong resident of the Marshall county area and a 1995 graduate of Triton High School. On Nov. 16, 2000 James married the former Jennifer Ditton. He was a Swiss machinist operator for the orthopedic industry. He was a Chicago Bears and Cubs fan and enjoyed tinkering with cars and doing things in the garage. But, his greatest joy was spending time with his children. He attended Bourbon Bible Church.

Left to cherish his memory are his parents, Greg and Roxanne Christian of Bourbon; his wife, Jennifer; his two children, Lauren Christian and Cameron Christian; maternal grandmother, Louise Reichert of Bourbon; sister, Sisteen (Matt) Boschet of Warsaw; brothers, Greg Christian, Jr. of Warsaw and Bart Christian of Bourbon.

James is preceded in passing by his son, Nathan Gregory, his maternal grandfather and paternal grandparents.

The Deaton-Clemens Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements for the Christian family. A funeral service will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 25 in the Bourbon Bible Church, 2002 12th Road Bourbon, Indiana 46504 with Pastor Larry Goss officiating.

A time of visitation with the Christian family will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 25 in the Bourbon Bible Church.

The Christian family has requested memorial contribution be made to the family to assist with the funeral expenses.

Friends are invited to sign the online guestbook and share memories of James with his family at www.deaton-clemensfuneralhome.com