James Lee Mitchem

December 27, 1964 - July 8, 2020

James Lee Mitchem, age 55 of North Tazewell, VA died Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at the Pikeville Medical Center in Pikeville, KY. He was born December 27, 1964 in Portsmouth, VA and was a son of Paris A. Mitchem of Pageton, WV and the late Shirley G. Mitchem. James was a 1984 Graduate of Pocahontas High School and had worked for many years as a coal miner for Coronado Coal Company in Buchanan County, VA. He was a shade tree mechanic who loved to tinker with cars and trucks. He enjoyed woodworking, fishing and hunting, but most of all he loved spoiling his granddaughter, Lidia. In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by one sister, Mary Mitchem; one brother, Timmy Mitchem. In addition to his father, those who survive to cherish his memories include his loving wife of over twenty years, Robin Mitchem; his son, Storm and wife, Bobbi and their daughter, Lidia; one sister, Julia Hubbard and husband, Willis of Bluefield, VA; one brother, Jerry Mitchem; several other family members and friends also survive. Funeral Services for James Lee Mitchem will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, July 12, 2020 at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Home Chapel in Tazewell, VA with the Reverend Carl Burnett officiating. Burial will follow at Grandview Memory Gardens in Bluefield, VA. Pallbearers will be family and coal family: Mike Brewster, Bodie Brewster, Roger Allen Brewster, Stacy White, Josh Whitt and Rick Perkins. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 – 8 p.m. Saturday, July 11, 2020. Hurst-Scott Funeral Home of Tazewell, VA is serving the family of Mr. Mitchem and those wishing to express sympathy online may do so at www.hurstscottfuneralhomes.com.