Atwater, James Robert ‘Jim’

son of Dr. Charles Russell &  Elizabeth ‘Betty’ J Evans(Jackson)

Burial Date:  2017,  03/10           Age:  62           Lot: 1041  D   Cremains

James Robert Atwater, 62, died March 2, 2017, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born April 9, 1954, in Landour, U.P., India, the son of Charles and Betty (Jackson) Atwater. They were both teachers at Woodstock School, a private international school located at the foothills of the Himalayas.

When James was three, the family returned to the United States, with older sister Ruth, where they lived in Boston, Mass., for the next two years. From 1959 to 1972, the family lived in Sterling, Kan., where two additional siblings, Carol and Steve, were born. James graduated from Sterling High School in 1972. He subsequently received an A.A. degree from Hutchinson Community College, and then began employment at Baker Mfg. Co. in Hutchinson. He later worked at a variety of jobs, but was hampered by problems of long-termed illness. During his adult years, James maintained regular contact with his parents and other family members.

Surviving family members include; his mother, Betty of Hastings, Neb.; sisters, Ruth Peterson of Hastings, Carol Beal and husband Mark of Colorado Springs; brother, Steve and wife Lorraine of Hastings, Neb.; seven nieces and nephews; nine great-nieces and nephews; and his best friend, Annie Ochs.

Cremation will take place. Inurnment will be in Sterling Community Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Hutchinson Dialysis Center, Salvation Army, Hutchinson Regional Medical Center or Horizons Mental Health Center, in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501.