Linda L. James of Tell City Dies at 69; Huber Funeral Arrangements

Linda L. James, 69, passed away on February 4, 2026, at her home, Huber Funeral Home reports. The Tell City resident and Perry County native built a decades-long connection to local health care as a certified nursing assistant, and her death removes a familiar presence from the community she served.

According to Huber Funeral Home, visitation will be held Saturday, February 7, 2026, from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM Central time at the Tell City Chapel, 1139 12th Street, Tell City, IN 47586, and Sunday, February 8, 2026, from 11:00 AM until service time. Funeral services are scheduled to begin at 1:00 PM Central time on Sunday, February 8, 2026, with Pastor Jack Masterson officiating. Burial will follow in Smith Cemetery. Huber lists the funeral home as the arranging service.

James was born in Perry County on February 7, 1956, to Herbert and Wanda (Jackson) Landers and graduated from Perry Central High School in 1974. She worked at Schwab Safe and Kimball International before serving as a CNA at Brickyard Healthcare-Lincoln Hills for 33 years and retiring in 2020. Those employment details underline a long tenure in care work that linked her to multiple generations of residents and families across the Rome and Tell City areas.

Huber’s obituary notes that she was preceded in death by her husband, Dennis “Denny” James, Sr.; her parents; and her brother, Billy Landers. No surviving relatives are listed in the funeral-home notice. Echovita’s aggregator page echoes Huber’s text and adds emotive language, describing her as someone “whose vibrant spirit touched the lives of many.” Echovita’s listing also shows significant online interest, recording 2,397 visits to the page.

The obituary header on Huber’s site lists Rome while the body and event listings identify Tell City as her place of residence and the location for services; the funeral home address and event times are all in Tell City. For those wishing to contribute in her memory, Huber Funeral Home requests memorial gifts to the Rome Volunteer Fire Department or Brickyard Healthcare’s Resident Activity Fund, and notes that condolences can be left through the funeral home’s website.

For Perry County residents who knew Linda James through work or neighborhood ties, the scheduled visitations and service provide a clear opportunity to pay respects. Local institutions she was associated with, including Brickyard Healthcare-Lincoln Hills and the Rome Volunteer Fire Department, are listed as channels for memorial contributions as the community honors her years of service.