Mr. James "Motor" Price Jr.

July 6, 1961 - October 20, 2017

On Thursday, July 6, 1961, into this world was born James William “MOTOR” Price, Jr. Rachel Wortham Price a late life mother and James Price, Sr. an even later life father welcomed and became parents to a baby boy. He was the last child for Rachel and the only child for James, Sr. NOW the birth of “Motor”, His oldest brother the late Charles “Uncle Billy” Maclin is responsible the name Motor. As a child, the Tonka trucks were the toy of Motor’s choice. One Christmas he received a Tonka tow truck and Motor loved that thing. Uncle Billy observing him playing with the truck started calling him “Tow Motor” and after a while the “Tow” was dropped and he became just “Motor”. Motor attended the Jackson City Schools and graduated from Jackson Central Merry in 1979. He went on to attend college at Tennessee State University in Nashville, TN. There he was a member of the choir. With a forever love and interest in trucks, he became a truck driver and drove until his health began to decline. James was a member of The Tabernacle of David, The House of Israel. He was preceded in death by his father James William Price, Sr., his mother Rachel Wortham Price, his brothers Charles “Billy” and Clayton “Mudd” Maclin. James surviving relatives are his only sister Jeannette Maclin Hutcherson, a sister in law Earline Maclin. His nieces are Gwendolyn Bonds, Lynnette March, Deborah Maclin, and Jacquelyn Bonds. His nephews are Antonio Bonds, Victor Maclin, Eric Maclin and Clayton Maclin, Jr. and a host of great nieces and nephews, cousins and an enormous number of friends and acquaintances. Motor left a lasting impression on all that were acquainted with him. He met no strangers. He had a jovial personality that was infectious.