James R. “Jim” Hellums, 33, of Washington, passed away at 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 11, 2024, at home.
Jim was born in Warsaw on October 13, 1990, to James and Clara (Schepers) Hellums. He married Courtney Blount on August 23, 2014 at Patoka Lake.
He is a member of the United States Army National Guard.
Jim worked for EMS and was a paramedic in emergency medicine for various surrounding counties. He had been a volunteer firefighter for the Schnellville and Jasper Fire Departments. He was very avid in continuing education.
He was baptized and confirmed at St. Celestine Catholic Church in Celestine.
Jim enjoyed woodworking, the outdoors, doing mechanic work on vehicles, cooking, grilling, Jeeping, mudding, riding motorcycles, flying, repelling, and spending time with friends and family, especially his children. He was also a gun and knife collector.
Surviving are his wife Courtney Hellums, Dubois; four children, Logan Xavier Hellums, Courtlyn Blount-Hellums, Koda Hellums, and Kaydence Hellums; one stepson, Colby Blount; his mother and stepfather, Clara (Mike) Blount, Duff; his father, James L. Hellums, Birdseye; one sister, Jodi Hellums, Jasper; a half-sister, Rosetta Albright, Clarksville; one step-sister, Britni Chavez, Dale; and one step-brother, Bruce Jackson, of Wisconsin; his paternal grandmother, Reva Szabo, Ft. Wayne; aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.
Preceding him in death were maternal grandparents, Frank and Hilda Schepers, paternal grandfather, Joe Hellums, and five uncles, James “Shep,” Leroy, Tom Schepers, Dean and Mark Hellums.
A Mass of Christian Burial for James R. “Jim” Hellums will be held at 10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, April 18, at St. Celestine Catholic Church in Celestine, with burial to follow in the church cemetery. American Legion Post No. 147 will conduct military gravesite rites.
A visitation will be held from 2-7 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 17, at the Becher-Kluesner Downtown Chapel in Jasper.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Veterans Administration.
