Obituary of James Shank Angle

Rev. James Shank Angle transitioned from his earthly body to his heavenly home on Thursday, April 13, 2017 after several months of failing health. He was born on November 19, 1936 the only child of Ralph and Ruth Shank Angle. Preceding him in death are his parents and his first wife, Dr. Kathleen Bailey Angle. Surviving are his wife, Kate Harmon Angle, step daughter, Mary (Dennis) Reaser; two step grandsons, Alan (Susan) Powers and Philip Powers; two step great grandsons, Remington and Jacob Powers; cousins, Betty Linkous of Christiansburg and Gerald Pendleton of North Yorkshire , England. James was a graduate of Shawsville High School, and an honor graduate of the College of William and Mary (A.B.) and M.E.D.) He received his Masters Degree in English from Middlebury College. He also completed post graduate studies at Vanderbilt, Duke, Oxford and Cambridge Universities. He was a professor emeritus of English and public speaking at Ferrum College where he taught for 34 years, and served as chair of the Humanities Department. Jim was also an ordained minister in the Virginia Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church for thirty years. He served as pastor of St. James United Methodist Church for eight years and then served as pastor of Goodwin Memorial United Methodist Church for 44 years. More recently he was an adjunct Professor at Virginia Western Community College. Flowers are appreciated or memorials may be made to Goodwin Memorial United Methodist Church C/O Pastor J. Greg Kropff 4614 Showalter Road Roanoke, Va. 24017 Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at Melrose Baptist Church by the Rev. Kathleen Overby Webster, the Rev. Larry Sprouse and the Rev. Brenda Rowe. Interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. Friends may pay their respects all day on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at Simpson Funeral Home 5160 Peters Creek Road